JEE Main 2020 — Amines Question with Solution
JEE Main 2020 (05 Sep Shift 1)
Question
The increasing order of basicity of the following compounds is :

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Step-by-step explanation
The basic nature of amines can be explained on the basis hybridisation. The basic nature order is . If the lone pair on nitrogen involved in resonance, then it is less basic than others. In the molecules A, B and D, the nitrogen is hybridised. In the pyrrole molecule the lone pair on nitrogen involving in conjugation to get aromaticity. Hence, C is most basic and B is least basic.
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