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Why is alkylamine is more basic than ammonia???

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Because of the +I effect of the Alkyl group present. It donates its own electron cloud to the nitrogen group therefore nitrogen has a greater tendency of donating its lone pair of electrons. This thing makes it more basic than ammonia where such a positive inductive effect is absent.

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