12th Class Chemistry Nitrogen Containing Compounds Question Bank 12th CBSE Chemistry Nitrogen Containing Compounds

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    Dimethylamine is a stronger base than trimethylamine. Explain.

    Answer:

                    In trimethylamine, the three \[C{{H}_{3}}\] groups attached to the nitrogen atom offer more steric hindrance to the attacking acid compared with dimethylamine in which two methyl groups are attached to the nitrogen. Therefore, dimethylamineis a stronger base than trimethylamine. For details, consult section 14.7.


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