CEE Kerala Engineering CEE Kerala Engineering Solved Paper-2000

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    Which one of the following will be most basic?

    A)  Aniline                

    B)         p -methoxyaniline

    C)  p-nitroaniime  

    D)         p -methylaniline

    E)  Benzylamine

    Correct Answer: E

    Solution :

    Benzyl amine will be the most basic among these because in benzylamine the lone pair of electron on the N-atom is not conjugated with the benzene ring and hence, it is not delocalized.Therefore, the lone pair of electrons on the N-atom is easily available for protonadon than that of arylamines.


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