Which of the following is the strongest Bronsted base?
Ionic Equilibrium · Class 11 · JEE Main Previous Year Question
Which of the following is the strongest Bronsted base?
- a
- b
- c
- d✓
Bronsted base strength = ability to accept a proton = availability of lone pair on N.
Step 1 — Analyse each compound:
(1) Aniline (): Lone pair on N is delocalized into the benzene ring (resonance) reduced basicity.
(2) Diphenylamine (): Two phenyl groups withdraw lone pair even weaker base than aniline.
(3) Pyrrole: N lone pair is part of the aromatic system (6 electrons) essentially non-basic.
(4) Pyrrolidine (cyclic secondary amine): No aromatic ring, no resonance withdrawal lone pair fully available strongest base.
Order of basicity: Pyrrolidine >> Aniline > Diphenylamine > Pyrrole
Answer: Option (4) — Pyrrolidine
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