[khamil10]

Why does 1-bromo-4-nitrobenzene have a higher melting point than 1-bromo-2-nitrobutane?

[Arkcon]

What does melting mean?  What is used to cause melting, and what effect does it have on a compound?   For that matter, what is the difference between the two molecules in this question?

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*[EDIT]*  Silly autocorrect

[khamil10]

I'm sorry, very new to this. It actually just took me forever to know how to reply.

My thought was that the symmetry of 1-bromo-4-nitrobenzene meant that is was more easily locked into the crystal lattice structure which meant that more energy (heat) was needed to break the crystal lattice structure leading to a higher melting point than 1-bromo-2-nitrobenzene.

I should have included my ideas so that it didn't seem like I was fishing for someone to do my work. Sorry.