Basicity in the gas phase can be defined as the proton affinity of the base, for example, CH 3 NH 2 (g) H (g) CH 3 NH 3 (g) In the gas phase, (CH 3 ) 3 N is more basic than CH 3 NH 2 , while in solution the reverse is true Explain this observation ...

The observation that CH33N is more basic than CH3NH2 in the gas phase but the reverse is true in sol ...

Basicity in the gas phase can be defined as the proton affinity of the base, for example,

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Basicity in the gas phase can be defined as the proton affinity of the base, for example, CH₃NH₂(g) + H+(g) ⇌ CH₃NH₃ +(g). In the gas phase, (CH₃)₃N is more basic than CH₃NH₂, while in solution the reverse is true. Explain this observation.