Cyclohexylamine → 1H-Pyrrole, 1-cyclohexyl-2,5-dihydro-

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A solution of 5.19 kg (52.3 moles) of cyclohexylamine in 4.0 liters of benzene was heated to mild reflux (92° C.) and then the heating discontinued. To the solution was added, dropwise, 1,635 g (13.1 moles) of 1,4-dichlorobutene at a rate sufficient to maintain gentle reflux, 3 hours time being required. Heat was reapplied and the reactants were heated at reflux temperature for 18 hours. The mixture was cooled to about 50° C. and filtered to remove the hydrochloride. Carbon dioxide was bubbled into the filtrate to precipitate excess amine carbonate which was removed by filtration. Solvent was removed from the filtrate by distillation under reduced pressure and the reddish fluid residue slightly contaminated with benzene weighed 1,506 g (76% yield).

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