Isobutylene → Isobutylene

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Synthesis of the above recited ortho-tert-butyltoluenediamine (hereinafter t-butyl TDA) was carried out in a 1 gallon stainless steel pressure vessel equipped with a mechanical stirrer. The vessel was charged with a 150 gram portion of a powdered commercially available silica-alumina catalyst containing 13% alumina and 1500 grams (12.24 moles) of 2,6-toluenediamine. The autoclave was sealed and purged with nitrogen. A residual blanket of nitrogen was left in the autoclave, leaving the pressure at 16 psig. The contents of the reactor were heated to a temperature of 200° C. with constant agitation. Isobutylene was then introduced into the reactor and 870 grams or 15.5 moles were added over a 30 minute period resulting in an initial reaction of pressure of 970 psig. This provided a mole ratio of 1.26:1 isobutylene to toluenediamine. The reaction mixture was maintained at 200° C. for about 45 hours with constant agitation.

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