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Title: Ranking bases from weakest to strongest in organic molecules
Post by: amimi on October 21, 2025, 01:42:32 PM
Hi! I wanted to be sure of my reasoning for this question. I thought B would be the weakest base, since it is most stabilized due to the presence of resonance, induction, and the negative charge being on N. However, structure B has resonance, in addition to the negative being on the more electronegative oxygen.  Ranking of bases in organic molecules from strongest to weakest.png
Title: Re: Ranking bases from weakest to strongest
Post by: uma on October 29, 2025, 08:37:03 AM
Hi Sorry for late reply
Just saw this post.
Order is D B A C
First Go with Atom
O is more EN than N so it is less basic than N .It means D is least basic as O is holding its LP tightly.
Then B because it has so many EN atoms (3 Cl)  on it.
C is most basic because O is EDG here and making ring electron rich so deloaclization of LPs of N atom rons is less.