State whether amine A or amine B below would be more basic. Explain your choice briefly. (A complete answer will include relevant resonance structures).
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Without knowing their specific structures, we cannot determine their basicity. Assuming we have the structures, we can then look at the functional groups present in each amine. Amines are basic because they have a lone pair of electrons on the nitrogen atom that Show more…
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