Why basic nature of amines increases as pKb value decreases?
Adhi Narayana Prabhu Dev
6 Years agoGrade 12
1 Answer
Arun
6 Years ago
Amines are basic in nature because of one the main facts the nitrogen atom which are present in aminesthey possess a lone pair that can be donated. According to a theory of "Lewis acid-base concept", aminescan donate an electron pair, so they are Lewis bases