反应详情

p-Acetyl-N-(α-methylbenzylidene) aniline (XXIII) (30 g) prepared by the procedure described in Example XXIXA was hydrogenated using 5% Pd/C as the catalyst and 95% ethanol as the solvent. p-Acetyl-N-(α-methyl benzyl) aniline (XXIV) was obtained by fractional distillation. XXIV had a boiling point of 165° C. at 0.1 millimeter.