Which amines form stronger bases:aliphatic or aromatic amines?
1 Answer
Sep 10, 2015
Aliphatic amines are clearly the stronger bases.
Explanation:
The lone pair on an aromatic amine is conceived to be delocalized to some extent about the aromatic ring. For the aliphatic amine, the lone pair is confined to the nitrogen atom. Given this, the nitrogen lone pair of the aniline derivative is less available for donation to