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Arrange these compounds in decreasing order of basic strength?
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i > ii > iii > iv
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ii > iii > i > iv
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iv > i > iii > ii
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iv > i > ii > iii
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Solution

The correct option is C iv > i > iii > ii
iv>i>iii>ii
Electron - donating substituents increase the electron density of N, thereby increasing the Lewis basicity. Amongst NO2 and CN,NO2 is slightly resonance stabilization.
Hence, the answer is iv>i>iii>ii.

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