Answer to Question #94065 in Organic Chemistry for Megha Nautiyal

Question

A tertiary amine is more basic than a primary amine. Explain.

Answer 1

Tertiary amines have more electron donating R groups and increase the electron density on nitrogen to a greater extent. This makes the lone pair on nitrogen more available for donation, and tertiary amines are the strongest bases. Hence the more R groups the amine has, the more basic it is.