Why aniline (aryl amine)is less than basic than ammonia whereas acetaldehyde does not ?
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Thethe less basicity of aniline as compared to ammonia can be attributed to the localisation of lone pair of electron from nitrogen into the the benzene ring which reduces the electron density on nitrogen on the other hand in case of ammonia there is no such delocalisation of lone pairs of nitrogen which makes it more basic than aniline. In case of acetaldehyde, release of a proton is more favourable than a lone pair, so it's less basic than aniline.
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