Benzhydrylamine → HCID 21035396, compound

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A mixture of para-cyanobenzyl bromide (13.72 g, 70 mmol), benzhydrylamine (13.79 g, 70 mmol) and potassium carbonate (16.8 g, 70 mmol) in ethanol (200 ml) was stirred under reflux for 5 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool, the resulting precipitate filtered off and the filtrate evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was recrystallised from 80-100 petrol/isopropanol to give the title compound as an oil, 14.5 g.

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