Question

ASSERTION: Amides are more basic than amines. REASON: The lone pair of electrons on the nitrogen atom in amides is involved in resonance. A. Assertion(A) and reason (R) both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion. B. A and R both are correct statements but R is not correct explanation for A. C. A is correct statement but R is wrong statement. D. A is wrong statement but R is correct statement.Required to answer. Single choice.

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Answer 1

Answer:

B. is the correct answer for this question.

Answer 2

The Assertion is a wrong statement but R(Reason) is a correct statement (option D)

• Amines are more basic than amides as in the case of amides, the carbonyl group acts as an electron-withdrawing group and due to the Induction effect, it pulls lone pair of nitrogen towards it.
• This makes the lone pair of electrons of nitrogen less available for positively charged species, therefore, decreasing basicity - ability to gain H⁺.
• N electrons are involved in resonance in the case of amide.