Easy TRUE_FALSE +2 / -1

Aromatic amines are less basic than aliphatic amines.

Answer FALSE

Solution

Aniline's lone pair on N is delocalised into the benzene ring (reduced availability), making it far less basic (pKb ~ 9.4) than aliphatic amines (e.g., methylamine pKb ~ 3.4).

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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Amines · Topic: Classification and Properties

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