Dibutylamine → 1-Di-n-butylamino-5,5,7,7-tetramethyl-2-octene

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10 g (49.5 mmol) of 1-chloro-5,5,7,7-tetramethyl-2-octene, 64 g (495 mmol) of di-n-butylamine and 10 g (248 mmol) of magnesium oxide in 30 ml of THF are refluxed for 4.5 h. The mixture is taken up in 200 ml of hexane, extracted twice with 5% strength methanolic NaOH and once with water and dried at 30° C./1 mbar. Yield: quantitative.

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