JEE Main Chemistry question

[IIT 1990] The most basic compound among the following is

(A)BenzylamineCorrect
(B)Aniline
(C)Acetanilide
(D)*p*-Nitroaniline

Answer: (A)

Solution

Benzylamine's nitrogen lone pair is insulated from the ring by a –CH₂– spacer, so it behaves as a fully basic aliphatic amine, unlike aniline (lone pair delocalised

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