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Explain, why amines are less acidic in nature than comparable alcohols ?

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Loss of a proton from an amine gives an amide ion while loss of a proton from alcohol gives an alkoxide ion as shown below :

Since oxygen is more electronegative than nitrogen, therefore, `RO` can accommodate the negative charge more easily than the `RNH`. Therefore, amines are less acidic than alcohols.
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