3-Nitrobenzaldehyde → (E)-N-Butyl-1-(3-nitrophenyl)methanimine

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To a solution of 64 g (0.42 mole) 3-nitrobenzaldehyde in benzene was added 29.2 g of D-butylamine. The mixture was heated to reflux in a flask equipped with a Dean-Stark trap. After 90 minutes, the theoretical amount of water had separated, and the mixture was cooled and the solvent removed under vacuum, to give 84.4 g of N-(3-nitrobenzylidene)-1-butanamine.

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