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Explain why MeNH2 is stronger base than MeOH?


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MeNH2 is a stronger base than MeOH. This is because nitrogen in MeNH2 is less electronegative than oxygen in MeOH. So, MeNH2 can easily donate a lone pair of electrons to a proton of an acid.


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