Why does Hexane have higher intermolecular force than Propylamine?

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Shouldn't Propylamine (C3H7NH2) be able to form hydrogen bonds with alike molecules?
Hexane (c6h14) doesn't seem to have hydrogen bonding capability.
 
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This is homework and in the future, should be posted in HW Help. What functional groups are you comparing between the two molecules?
 
Bystander said:
This is homework and in the future, should be posted in HW Help.
No it's not HW. I'm asking to explain the answer. Not to solve it.
Bystander said:
What functional groups are you comparing between the two molecules?
If I say "hexane" I clearly mean the whole molecule.
So, why does hexane have higher intermolecular force than propylamine, if the latter has the hydrogen bonding capability (since its Hydrogen is bonded to Nitrogen).
 
Why do heptane, octane, nonane, decane, undecane, ad nausea have higher intermolecular forces than propylamine. Why does butylamine have higher intermolecular forces than propylamine?
 
How do I know? That's why I'm asking!
 
What is the structure of propylamine, and how does it differ from that of butylamine?