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Chemistry
The basicity of aniline is weaker in comparison to that of methyl amine due to
Q. The basicity of aniline is weaker in comparison to that of methyl amine due to
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Amines
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A
hyperconjugative effect of
M
e
-group in
M
e
N
H
2
11%
B
resonance effect of phenyl group in aniline
62%
C
lower molecular weight of methyl amine as compared to that of aniline
12%
D
resonance effect of -
N
H
2
group in
M
e
N
H
2
15%
Solution:
The lone pair of electrons, present in N-atom in aniline involve in ring resonance.
So it is less basic than methyl amine.