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why Benzylamine is more basic than N-Methylamine

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Lone pair on N in NH2 of benzylamine is available to be attacked and is not involved resonance that is why it is more basic than N-Methylamine

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Q. Why methylamine is more basic than ammonia?

Q. Assertion : Benzylamine is more basic than aniline.
Reason :

N H_{2}

group is electron releasing group.

Which among the following are the correct statements?

Statement 1: Methyl-amine in water reacts with ferric chloride to precipitate hydrated ferric oxide.

Statement 2: Methylamine is more basic than ammonia.

Q. Give one chemical test to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds.
(i) Methylamine and dimethylamine

(ii) Secondary and tertiary amines

(iii) Ethylamine and aniline

(iv) Aniline and benzylamine
(v) Aniline and N-methylaniline.

N H_{3}

more basic than

P H_{3}

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