Ethanol and dimethyl ether form a pair of functional isomers. The boiling point of ethanol is higher than that of dimethyl ether due to the presence of:
- AHydrogen bonding in ethanol
- BHydrogen bonding in dimethyl ether
- C$CH_3$ group in ethanol
- D$CH_3$ group in dimethyl ether
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