What happens when n-pentyl nitrite reacts with aniline in the presence of HCl in ice-cold solution?
Why is it preferred to use methanol (and not methyl iodide HCHO or HCOOH) for preparing C6H5N(CH3)2 from aniline ?
The correct order of decreasing basicity is:
CH3CH2NH2 > HO(CH2)3NH2 > HO(CH2)2NH2
The electron withdrawing group -OH decreases the electron density on N, lowering its basicity. This effect decreases when the distance from amino group increases.