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Account for the following : 

(a) Aniline is a weaker base compared to ethanamine.

(b) Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts reaction.

(c) Only aliphatic primary amines can be prepared by Gabriel Phthalimide synthesis.

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

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(a) Aniline is a weaker base compared to ethanamine because the lone pair of nitrogen in aniline is in resonance or conjugation with the benzene ring.

(b) Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts reaction because Aniline forms salt with anhydrous AlCl3 .

(c) Only aliphatic primary amines can be prepared by Gabriel Phthalimide synthesis as only alkyl halides undergo nucleophilic substitution.

 

 

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