Benzylamine → 6-Aminoundecane

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Diamylketone (12 g) was hydrogenated at 50 psi in the presence of 10% Pd/C (1.5 g) and benzylamine (8.31 g) at room temperature for 6 hours. Further catalyst (1.5 g) was added and the mixture was hydrogenated at 40° for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered and evaporated to dryness (combined with the product from a previous 12 g hydrogenation). The oil was purified by column chromatography to give 6-undecylamine as an oil (9.1 g, 38%).

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