Arrange these compounds in decreasing order of basic strength?
A
i > ii > iii > iv
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B
ii > iii > i > iv
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C
iv > i > iii > ii
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D
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.