Water → n,n-Bis(2-ethylhexyl)(oxiranylmethyl)amine

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A mixture of epichlorohydrin (111 g, 1.2 mol), and water (0.27 g, 0.015 mol) was vigorously stirred at room temperature. Bis(2-ethylhexyl)amine (241.4 g, 1.0 mol) was added slowly by an addition funnel. The mixture was slowly heated to 70° C. and then stirred at 70° C. for 6 hours. The mixture was washed with aqueous potassium carbonate, K2CO3, (20%, 200 ml). Sodium hydroxide, NaOH, (36%, 200 ml) was added to the oil phase and the mixture was stirred at 70-90° C. for 18 hours. The phases were separated and extracted with ethyl acetate (3×100 ml). The combined extracts were washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, MgSO4, and the solvent removed by rotary evaporation.

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