Acrylonitrile → Propanenitrile, 3,3′-(1,4-cyclohexanediyldiimino)bis-

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In a 5-liter reactor, 531.5 g of 1,4-cyclohexanediamine were placed and warmed at 80° C. until total fusion of the product. Then 675 mL of acrylonitrile were added and the mixture was warmed at 80° C. for 1 h, and at 100° C. for 2 h. Then 960 mL of ethanol were added and it was cooled down to room temperature, occurring the precipitation of a solid. After filtering, washing with ethanol and drying, 952.2 g (92.8%) of the title compound were obtained as a brown solid. Elemental analysis (%): theory, C 65.49, H 9.09, N 25.45; found, C 65.80, H 9.20, N 26.16.

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