Question

Why diethyl amine is more basic than triethyl amine?

Answer 1

Answer:

Dimethylamine is more basic than trimethylamine because of two reasons.

1)Less steric hindrance of Dimethylamine than trimethylamine.

2)more hydration energy of Dimethylamie than trimethylame.

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Answer 2

Answer: Diethyl amine is more basic than triethylamine because multiple properties like Solvation, Steric Hyndrance and Inductive Effect acting together in aq. solution.