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JEE Main 2015 Chemistry question

ChemistryAminesJEE Main 2015

The correct order of basicity is

Answer: (3)

Solution

Basicity depends on how available the nitrogen lone pair is. In methylamine the lone pair is fully localised on nitrogen and is further enriched by the effect of the methyl group, so is the strongest base of the four. In aniline the lone pair is delocalised into the benzene ring, which

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