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Why is aminobenzene less basic than cyclohexylamine?
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Why is aminobenzene less basic than cyclohexylamine?
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February 12, 2009, 03:05:33 PM »
Why is aminobenzene less basic than cyclohexylamine?
It must be soemthing do with the benzene ring which the electrons are delocalised into it
But how can I explain this?
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Re: Why is aminobenzene less basic than cyclohexylamine?
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February 12, 2009, 03:52:31 PM »
That is exactly why. The lone pair, which the nitrogen uses to attract a proton is delocalized into the ring system. It has less "lone-pair character" you might say, so it behaves less like a base.
Side note, I'm gonna move this over to organic chem
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