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Amines as Bases

For the given...

Question

For the given compound which of the following statement regarding basicity is correct.

A

Nitrogen is more basic than oxygen.

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B

Nitrogen is less basic than oxygen.

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C

Nitrogen and oxygen are equally basic.

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D

None of them are basic.

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Solution

The correct option is B Nitrogen is less basic than oxygen.
The lone pair of nitrogen is involved in conjugation , and thus less available for protonation.
Also, conjugation increases the electron density at oxygen, and hence makes the oxygen more basic as compared to nitrogen.

So (b) is the correct option.

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