Question

Why amines are basic in nature.Explain with an example.

Answer 1

Amine:

an organic compound derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms by organic groups.

Why are they basic in nature:

Amines are basic in nature because of one the main facts the nitrogen atom which are present in amines they possess a lone pair that can be donated.

According to a theory of "Lewis acid-base concept", amines can donate an electron pair, so they are Lewis bases.

For example:

According to Arrhenius, if we add a base to water, we get OH− ions.

When we add an amine to water, we get

R3N:+H2O⇌R3NH++OH−.

According to Bronsted-Lowry, a base is a proton (H+) acceptor.