Allylamine → 8-Azabicyclo[4.3.0]non-2-ene

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Introduce 228 g (4.0 mol) of 1-amino-2-propene. Add dropwise with stirring 58.8 g (0.4 mol) of (E)-1-bromo-2,4-pentadiene (title compound of Example A.1.). Keep the internal temperature in a range of 20°-30° C. by means of cooling. Stir for 5 h at room temperature. Concentrate batch at 150 mbar. Add 20 g (0.5 mol) of sodium hydroxide, dissolved in 200 ml of water, extract the mixture twice using in each case 100 ml of methylene chloride, dry using sodium sulphate, add 0.1 g of 4-hydroxyanisole, concentrate and distil at 40 mbar. 10-20 ppm of 4-hydroxyanisole are added to stabilize the distillate.

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