(Solved): For each of the following sets, rank the compounds from lowest to highest melting point. Explain wha ...

For each of the following sets, rank the compounds from lowest to highest melting point. Explain what structural factors in each group lead to the observed order.

b. Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, 4-methoxyphenol, phenyl tormate nzoic acid(121-125 \( { }^{\circ} \mathrm{C} \) (lit.)), 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (112-116 \( { }^{\circ} \mathrm{C} \) (lit.)), 4-methoxyphenol(56 \( \left.{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\right) \), phenyl formate \( \left(33-37^{\circ} \mathrm{C}(\right. \) Solv: ethanol \( \left.(64-17-5))\right) \)