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Why aniline is less basic than methyl amine?

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Due to resonance in aniline, lone pair of electrons get delocalised over benzene ring and thus is less available for protonation therefore aniline are weaker bases than methyl amine.
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  • Aniline is weaker base than ethyl amine because :

    A
    Lone pair of electrons of N-atom is not freely available for Co-ordination with a proton due to resonance than in ethly amine
    B
    Its b.pt. is higher than that of ethyl amine
    C
    It does not produce sufficient concentration of OH ions in solution
    D
    It is insoluble in water while ethyl amine is soluble in water