Question

The strongest base is
A. N, N-diethyl ethanamine
B. N-ethyl ethanamine
C. N-methyl methylamine
D. Phenyl methyl amine.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - B
`2^(@)` Amines are stronger bases than `1^(@)` amines followed by `3^(@)` amines. Further, among `2^(@)` amines, `(C_(2)H_(5))_(2)NH` is more basic than `(CH_(3))_(2)NH` due to stronger + Z-effect of the `CH_(3)CH_(2)` over `CH_(3)` grow. The option (B) is correct.