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Triemethylamine is less basic than dimethylamine or methylamine. Explain why it is so ?

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Methyl groups are electron releasing groups. Although in trimethylamine, the electron density on nitro more in comparison to dimethylamine or methylamine yet it difficult for a proton to approach the nitrogen in order to form a bond. Thus, the electrons are there in trimethylamine but the path is blocked.
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