Ammonia → N-BENZYLIDENE-2-PROPYNYLAMINE

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Propargyl methanesulfonate (46.8 g, 0.35 mol) and benzaldehyde (47.0 g, 0.44 mol) were dissolved in 148 g of toluene and an aqueous 28% ammonia solution (180 g, 2.96 mol) was added dropwise at 24° C. over 7.5 hours to the solution, followed by stirring at the same temperature for 15 hours. After separating, the resultant organic phase was washed with water and concentrated to obtain 56.5 g of a crude product containing 40.0 g (yield: 80%) of N-benzylidene-2-propynylamine. The resulting crude product was distilled to obtain 34.9 g (purity: 97%, boiling point: 80°-83° C./2.5 mmHg) of N-benzylidene-2-propylamine.

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