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Account for the following:
Alkylamines are stronger bases than arylamines.

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Alkylamines are stronger bases than arylamines because alkyl group in alkylamine are electron releasing but anyl group in arylamine is electron withdrawing. Moreover, the lone pair of electrons on N in aromatic amine is delocalised due to resonance with benzene ring.
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