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HRID 489869Generated: October 26, 2026

4,4'-Dimethoxydiphenylamine → 4-Methoxy-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-N-phenylaniline

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4,4'-DimethoxydiphenylamineHCID 7571—
ReactantIodobenzeneHCID 11575—
Reactantsodium 2-methylpropan-2-olateHCID 178418730—
SolventO-XyleneHCID 7237—
Product4-Methoxy-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-N-phenylanilineHCID 10543043—

Reaction Steps

1.00 g (4.46 mmols) of N,N-di(4-methoxyphenyl)amine (31a), 1.00 g (4.90 mmols) of iodobenzene (32a), 0.502 g (5.23 mmols) of t-BuONa and 0.010 g (0.044 mmols) of Pd(CH3COO)2 were dissolved in anhydrous xylene, and while refluxing the solution in an atmosphere of nitrogen, 1.0 ml of 0.237 M of P(But)3 was further dropped, followed by refluxing for 4 hours.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06979746B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2005_12
ORD IDord-1c9b7ed7850a4341956aa0d649b0ad8a
Source noteuspto-grants-2005_12