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Which one is more basic between N(CH 3 ) 3 and N(SiH 3 ) 3 and why????

Which one is more basic between N(CH3) and  N(SiH3)3  and why????

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Vikas TU
14149 Points
7 years ago
N atom in (SiH3)3 N is sp2 hybridized with a lone pair of electrons in 2p orbitals which can be transferred to the empty d orbital of Si atom. This reduced the electron density over N atoms and thus reduced its basic strength.

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