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Amongst the following the most basic compound is

(a) benzylamine

(b) aniline

(c) acetanilide

(d) p - nitroaniline

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(a) : Due to resonance of electron pair in aniline, basic strength decreases. In benzylamine electron pair is not involved in resonance. Further the presence of electron donating groups in the benzene ring increase the basic strength while electron withdrawing group decrease the basic strength of substituted aniline.

Decreasing order of basic strength is II > I > IV >III.

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