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Title: Why is piperidine a stronger base than pyridine?
Post by: Wafflez4Reason on Feb 9, 2018
Why is piperidine a stronger base than pyridine?
 
  A. The lone pair of electrons in pyridine is part of the delocalized p system.
 
  B. Aromatic compounds are always less basic than non-aromatic compounds.
 
  C. The lone pair of electrons in piperidine is in an sp3 hybrid orbital; the lone pair of electrons in pyridine is in an sp hybrid orbital.
 
  D. The lone pair of electrons in piperidine is in an sp3 hybrid orbital; the lone pair of electrons in pyridine is in an sp2 hybrid orbital.


Title: Why is piperidine a stronger base than pyridine?
Post by: miguelhdz8 on Feb 9, 2018
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