Tert-Butylamine → N-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)benzenamine

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Reaction Steps

t-Butylamine (2.0 eq.) was stirred in dry THF at r.t. and n-butyllithium (1.2 eq.) was added slowly. The resulting mixture was stirred for 30 min. and then bromobenzene (1.0 eq.) added, refluxed for 4 hr. After work-up, it was purified and separated by a column(silica) to elute with hexane and ethyl acetate (9:1). Yield 50%.

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