Assertion: steric hindrance | /r/CapableOf | decrease the basicity
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text: The steric hindrance caused by the substituents in the ortho position, other than aliphatic groups, decreases the basicity; thus, a value of –n.0.29 (where n = 2 or 3 if there are one or two ortho-position substituents in question) must be added.