Column, comprising: - a jacket extending along a longitudinal axis and encompassing an interior of the column (1, 2, 3, 4), - at least one mass transfer tray, which extends along a column cross section of the column (1, 2, 3, 4) running transversely to the longitudinal axis, - at least one liquid distributor (200, 300) designed to apply a liquid phase to the at least one mass transfer tray, - wherein the mass transfer tray comprises a plurality of drain elements running parallel to and spaced apart from one another which each extend along the column cross section, wherein the drain elements each have a first and a second drainage surface (102a, 103a) extending along the column cross section, and wherein the two drainage surfaces (102a, 103a) converge along the longitudinal axis in the direction of the liquid distributor (200, 300) and meet to form an edge extending along the column cross section, and - wherein the liquid distributor (200, 300) is designed to provide the liquid phase to the edges of the drain elements so that the liquid phase applied to the respective drain element on both sides of the respective edge flows off from the respective drain element via the drainage surfaces (102a, 103a), and - wherein the liquid distributor (200, 300) comprises a plurality of outlets (201, 301) through which the liquid phase can be provided to the edges of the drain elements, wherein the outlets (201, 301) in each case are arranged perpendicularly above an edge of an associated drain element, and - wherein the liquid distributor (200, 300) comprises a plurality of end distributor channels (202, 302) which each extend along said column cross section and transversely to the drain elements, wherein (a) the end distributor channels each comprise a bottom extending along the column cross section and two side walls departing therefrom, wherein said side walls each comprise an upper edge, and wherein the outlets are in the form of recesses at the two upper edges, or (b) the end distributor channels are tubular and comprise a circumferential wall, wherein said outlets of the end distributor channels are designed as through-openings in said walls. - a jacket extending along a longitudinal axis and encompassing an interior of the column (1, 2, 3, 4), - at least one mass transfer tray, which extends along a column cross section of the column (1, 2, 3, 4) running transversely to the longitudinal axis, - at least one liquid distributor (200, 300) designed to apply a liquid phase to the at least one mass transfer tray, - wherein the mass transfer tray comprises a plurality of drain elements running parallel to and spaced apart from one another which each extend along the column cross section, wherein the drain elements each have a first and a second drainage surface (102a, 103a) extending along the column cross section, and wherein the two drainage surfaces (102a, 103a) converge along the longitudinal axis in the direction of the liquid distributor (200, 300) and meet to form an edge extending along the column cross section, and - wherein the liquid distributor (200, 300) is designed to provide the liquid phase to the edges of the drain elements so that the liquid phase applied to the respective drain element on both sides of the respective edge flows off from the respective drain element via the drainage surfaces (102a, 103a), and - wherein the liquid distributor (200, 300) comprises a plurality of outlets (201, 301) through which the liquid phase can be provided to the edges of the drain elements, wherein the outlets (201, 301) in each case are arranged perpendicularly above an edge of an associated drain element, and - wherein the liquid distributor (200, 300) comprises a plurality of end distributor channels (202, 302) which each extend along said column cross section and transversely to the drain elements, wherein (a) the end distributor channels each comprise a bottom extending along the column cross section and two side walls departing therefrom, wherein said side walls each comprise an upper edge, and wherein the outlets are in the form of recesses at the two upper edges, or (b) the end distributor channels are tubular and comprise a circumferential wall, wherein said outlets of the end distributor channels are designed as through-openings in said walls. (a) the end distributor channels each comprise a bottom extending along the column cross section and two side walls departing therefrom, wherein said side walls each comprise an upper edge, and wherein the outlets are in the form of recesses at the two upper edges, or (b) the end distributor channels are tubular and comprise a circumferential wall, wherein said outlets of the end distributor channels are designed as through-openings in said walls.