Why is methylamine a stronger base than aminobenzene?

In methylamine, the lone pair of electrons on the nitrogen atom is more available because of the postive inductive effect of the methyl group, where as in aminobenzene it is less available due to the delocalisation of the benzene ring.

YC

Related Chemistry A Level answers

All answers ▸

What is the position of chemical equilibrium and how can it change? (A-Level/high GCSE)


Describe how you could form ethyl ethanoate using only ethanol as the starting material. Include all relevant reagents and conditions.


Calculate the empirical formula of a compound containing 77.7% Iron and 22.3% of oxygen.


describe the structure of graphite