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Stearic hinderance of alkyl groups has an effect on the basic character of amines.(a) True(b) FalseThe question was asked at a job interview.My query is from Amines Chemical Reactions in portion Amines of Chemistry – Class 12

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Correct answer is (a) True

Easy explanation: When the alkyl group is small, there is no stearic hinderance to hydrogen BONDING. But when the alkyl group size or number increases, there will be hinderance to FORMATION of hydrogen BONDS, and this affects the ORDER of basic strength of amines.



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