Benzaldehyde → N-Benzylethylenediamine

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Benzylethylenediamine (Bz-EDA) was prepared by placing 250 g of ethylenediamine (4.16 moles) and 2.5 g of 5% Pd/C catalysts were placed in a stainless steel reactor under hydrogen pressure (800 psig) at 120° C. Benzaldehyde (441.7 g, 4.16 moles) were pumped inside the reactor over a period of an hour. The reaction was allowed to proceed for an extra hour. The reactor was then cooled down, the catalyst was removed by filtration to give the corresponding product.

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