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HRID 1804549Generated: October 29, 2026

3-(dimethylaminomethyl)benzonitrile → 1-[3-(Aminomethyl)phenyl]-N,N-dimethylmethanamine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3-(dimethylaminomethyl)benzonitrileHCID 4641088—
CatalystNickelHCID 935—
SolventAmmoniaHCID 222—
Product1-[3-(Aminomethyl)phenyl]-N,N-dimethylmethanamineHCID 16228070—

Reaction Steps

7.00 g (34.95 mmol) 3-dimethylaminomethyl-benzonitrile are placed in 100 ml of methanolic ammonia solution and hydrogenated with 1.40 g Raney nickel at ambient temperature under a pressure of 3 bar. The catalyst is suction filtered, the filtrate is evaporated down. The residue is purified by chromatography.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08354418B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_01
ORD IDord-cc3e026be93e4d69bbb85eddd8afeb61
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_01