Which one of the following functional groups is a base?

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Which one of the following functional groups is a base?

a.alcohol
b.amine
c.ether
d.carboxylic acid
e.ketone

2007-06-06 06:54:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

b. amine

A base can be defined as an electron donor. An amine has a lone pair of elctrons on the nitrogen which it can donate, making it a base.

2007-06-06 07:00:08 · answer #1 · answered by hawkeye3772 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

An amine is a base. It binds a proton and has an alkaline pK.

2007-06-06 07:00:01 · answer #2 · answered by catwoman003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

adrenaline has three hydroxyl group +one amino group+ one benzene ring

2016-05-18 01:53:11 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

b.amine

2007-06-06 07:14:16 · answer #4 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋