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Question:

Give reasons of the following:CH3NH2is more basic thanC6H5NH2Give reasons of the following:CH3NH2is more basic thanC6H5NH2Give reasons of the following:CH3NH2CH3NH2CH3NH2CCH3HHH33333NNH2HHH22222C6H5NH2C6H5NH2C6H5NH2C6CCC66666H5HHH55555NNH2HHH22222?

Solution:

In aniline lone pair present on nitrogen is in resonance with the benzene ring. Hence due to delocalisation of lone pair present on nitrogen basicity of aniline decreases.