Amongst the following the most basic compound is:

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Amongst the following the most basic compound is: (A) Benzylamine (B) Aniline (C) Acetanilide (D) p-Nitroaniline

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In benzylamine, electron pair on nitrogen is not delocalised due to lack of conjugation; while in all other compounds is delocalised and hence lesser available for protonation <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/d3e93f0b5d820c80fa2f65a95f47cdc7-.png" />

Q. Amongst the following the most basic compound is:

Benzylamine

Aniline

Acetanilide

$p$ -Nitroaniline

In benzylamine, electron pair on nitrogen is not delocalised due to lack of conjugation; while in all other compounds is delocalised and hence lesser available for protonation