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CBSE Class 12 · 2008 · Foreign · Compounds Containing NitrogenVery Short Answer

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Rearrange the following in increasing order of their basic strengths: aniline, p-nitroaniline, p-toluidine.

Answer: p-Nitroaniline < aniline < p-toluidine.

Solution

–NO (−I, −M) withdraws the N lone pair → weakest; –CH (+I) donates → strongest:

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