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Which of the following are weaker bases than ammonia in water?

  1. A4-nitroaniline
  2. Bacetamide,
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: A, B, C

Aniline and 4-nitroaniline have the lone pair delocalised into the ring (the nitro group makes the effect stronger), and in acetamide the lone pair is delocalised onto the carbonyl oxygen, so all three are weaker than ammonia. Diethylamine has two electron-donating ethyl groups and is much stronger than ammonia.
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