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Why are primary aliphatic amines stronger bases than ammonia?
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Solution
i. This is due to the presence of an alkyl group that exerts electron releasing inductive effect (+I effect). This stabilizes the positive charge on the atom bonded to it.
ii. The conjugate acid of ammonia is (`"NH"_4^+`) and that of 1° amine is (`"RNH"_3^+`). The presence of the alkyl group results in increased stability of `"RNH"_3^+` as compared to `"NH"_4^+` . Thus, primary aliphatic amines are stronger bases than ammonia.
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