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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · General Organic Chemistry

The correct order of basic strength of the following amines is

  1. A I > III > IV > II
  2. B II > I > IV > III
  3. C I > II > III > IV
  4. D I > III > II > IV
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(D) I > III > II > IV

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I. Piperidine is the most basic. The \(\mathrm{N}\) lone pair is in an \(s p^3\) hybrid orbital and there is no resonance and due to \(+I\) effect of alkyl group attached, it becomes more basic than \(s p^3\) hybridised ammonia. II. In pyridine, lonepair is in a \(s p^2\)…