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Q. Amongst the following, the most basic compound is

AMUAMU 2014Amines

Solution:

In benzylamine $(C_{6}H_{5}CH_{2}NH_{2})$ the lone pair of $N$ does not involve in delocalisation and are available for donation but in other given compounds, the lone pair of $N$ involves delocalisation and thus, are not available for donation as shown below
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Thus, benzylamine is the most basic compound among the given compounds