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HRID 1243012Generated: October 25, 2026

Ethylene Glycol → N-(3-Methylphenyl)benzenemethanamine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthylene GlycolHCID 174—
ReactantBenzylamineHCID 7504—
Reactant3-IodotolueneHCID 12268—
ReactantPotassium Phosphate, TribasicHCID 62657—
CatalystCopper(1+) iodide; Copper(I) iodide; Cuprous iodide; Cuprous iodide (CuI)HCID 24350—
SolventIsopropanolHCID 3776—
SolventEthyl acetate hexaneHCID 21226206—
ProductN-(3-Methylphenyl)benzenemethanamineHCID 22228187%

Reaction Steps

The general procedure under argon was followed using copper(I) iodide (10 mg, 0.05 mmol), K3PO4 (425 mg, 2.00 mmol), benzylamine (131 μL, 1.20 mmol), 3-iodotoluene (128 μl, 1.00 mmol), ethylene glycol (111 μL, 2.00 mmol) and 2-propanol (1.0 mL). Column chromatography using a solvent mixture (hexane/ethyl acetate=20/1, Rf=0.5) afforded N-(3-tolyl)benzylamine (171 mg, 87% isolated yield) as colorless liquid. The spectral data (1H NMR) matched with the literature references and GC analysis indicated >95% purity. See Spagnolo, P.; Zanirato, P. Tetrahedron Lett. 1987, 28, 961–964.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07115784B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2006_10
ORD IDord-a1a8e9f3746d4140b37dcfbf92cb081d
Source noteuspto-grants-2006_10