Engineering
Chemistry
Acidic and Basic Strength
Question

Among the following amines, which one has the highest pKb value in aqueous solution?

N, N-dimethylaniline
Ethanamine
Benzenamine
None of the above
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Solution

Inductive effct increases the electron density on nitrogen thus makes it more basic while +R effect involves the lone pair of N in conjugation thereby reduces its basicity.

Therefore aniline are less basic than alkyl amines and secondary aniline are more basic than aniline.

Highest pKb means least basic nature, therefore option D is correct.

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