Ethanol → N-Ethylaniline

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Reaction Steps

200 parts of aniline, 50 parts of ethyl alcohol and 10 parts of triphenyl phosphite are heated for 10 hours at 250° C in a stirred autoclave. The autoclave is then let down and the water of reaction formed, excess aniline and unconverted alcohol are distilled off under reduced pressure. 110 parts of N-ethylaniline, corresponding to a yield of 83% of theory, distil at a boiling point of 205° C/760 mm Hg.

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