BITSAT 2009
- Exam
- BITSAT
- Year
- 2009
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- General Organic Chemistry
BITSAT 2009 · Chemistry · General Organic Chemistry
The one which is least basic is
The one which is least basic is
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
C.
Step-by-step solution
More the electron density on , higher will be the basicity. Density on is influenced by the (i) nature of the group (+I or -I) present in alkyl group or benzene nucleus and (ii) resonance (delocalisation of the electron present on ). In \left(\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{5}\right)_{3} \mathrm{~N} :
electron pair is delocalised to the maximum extent due to three benzene rings and hence least available for protonation, thus it will be least basic)