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Amines

Question
CBSEENCH12008958

Account for the correct order of decreasing basicity of ethylamine, 2-amino ethanol and 3-amino-1-propanol.

Solution

The correct order of decreasing basicity is:
CH3CH2NH2 > HO(CH2)3NH2 > HO(CH2)2NH2
The electron withdrawing group -OH decreases the electron density on N, lowering its basicity. This effect decreases when the distance from amino group increases.