Why are aromatic amines weaker bases than aliphatic amines?
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The basicity of amines is due to the nitrogen of the amine donating its lonepair of electrons. In aromatic amines this lone pair is in conjugation(delocalized) with thearomatic ring. While in aliphaticmine this dosent happen and thus the lone pair is ready to be donated.
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