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The basicity of an amine depends on the availability of the lone pair of electrons on the nitrogen atom. When the lone pair is delocalised (especially into electron-withdrawing groups like carbonyl groups), the basicity decreases significantly.
Consider each compound: $$(C_2H_5)_3N$$ and $$(C_2H_5)_2NH$$ are simple aliphatic amines with alkyl groups that donate electron density to nitrogen through the inductive effect, making them reasonably basic.
$$(CH_3CO)NHC_2H_5$$ is an amide (N-ethylacetamide) where the nitrogen lone pair is delocalised into one carbonyl group through resonance: $$-N-C=O \leftrightarrow -N^+=C-O^-$$. This significantly reduces the basicity compared to simple amines.
$$(CH_3CO)_2NH$$ is a diacylamide (diacetamide) where the nitrogen lone pair is delocalised into two carbonyl groups. The presence of two electron-withdrawing acetyl groups causes even greater delocalisation of the lone pair compared to a mono-acylamide, making this compound the least basic of all the given options.
Therefore, $$(CH_3CO)_2NH$$ is the least basic compound among the given choices.
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