Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)

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Chapter 16 - Aromatic Compounds - Study Problems - Page 749: 16-34 b

Answer

The nitrogen is strongly basic.

Work Step by Step

The nitrogen is strongly basic because the lone pair is in an $sp^3$ orbital and there is no aromatic system to participate in. Thus it is available for bonding and is strongly basic.
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