1-Butanol → N-Butyl-N-ethylaniline

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Reaction Steps

182 parts of N-ethylaniline, 150 parts of n-butanol and 10 parts of triphenyl phosphite are heated for 20 hours at 230° C in a stirred autoclave. The autoclave is then let down and the water of reaction formed, unconverted ethylaniline and excess alcohol are distilled off. 183 parts of N-ethyl-N-butyl-aniline, corresponding to a yield of 69% of theory, distil at a boiling point of 88° - 91° C/5 mm Hg.

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