1,4-Dicyanobenzene → 1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanamine

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Terephthalonitrile was hydrogenated following the procedure of Example 2 with ethanol as solvent but at a pressure of 500 psi. After 300 min. the reaction product was analyzed. It contained 8% yield of 1,4-bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane and much byproduct showing that good results cannot be obtained at a pressure less than 750 psi.

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