1-Butanol → N-Butyl-m-toluidine

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Reaction Steps

214 parts of m-toluidine, 75 parts of n-butanol and 10 parts of triphenyl phosphite are heated for 10 hours at 230° C in a stirred autoclave. The autoclave is then let down and the water of reaction formed, the excess of m-toluidine and the unconverted butanol are distilled off under reduced pressure. 130 parts of N-butyl-m-toluidine, corresponding to a yield of 80% of theory, distil at a boiling point of 65° - 70° C/0.2 mm Hg.

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