The correct statement regarding the basicity of arylamines is .

Options

A. Arylamines are generally more basic than alkylamines because the nitrogen aton in arylamines is sp hydridized .
B. Arylamines are generally less basic than alkylamines because the nitrogen lone-pair electrons are delocalized by interaction with the aromatic ring pi electron system .
C. Arylamines are generally less basic than alkylamines because the nitrogen lon pair electrons are delocalized by interaction with the aromatic ring pi electron system .
D. Arylamines are generally more basic than alkylamines because of ary1 group .

Answer

B

Explanation

Aromatic amines are far less basic than ammonium and aliphatic amines due to reonance As a result of resonance the lone pair of electrons on the `N` atom gets delocalized over the aromatic ring and hecne is less readily available for protonation
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