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HRID 2049207Generated: October 26, 2026

Formaldehyde → 4-(Diethylamino)-2-butyn-1-ol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
ReactantPotassium IodideHCID 4875—
ReactantPropargyl alcoholHCID 7859—
ReactantDiethylamineHCID 8021—
CatalystCopper SulfateHCID 24462—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product4-(Diethylamino)-2-butyn-1-olHCID 8273586%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature92 °C

Reaction Steps

204 parts by weight of aqueous 55% strength propargyl alcohol, 250 parts by weight of 30% strength aqueous formaldehyde, 161 parts by weight of diethylamine, 1.4 parts by weight of copper sulfate, 2 parts by weight of potassium iodide, 50 parts by weight of water and 115 parts by weight of concentrated sulfuric acid are mixed and brought to pH 5. The mixture is heated for 5 hours at 92° C. and worked up as described. 242 parts by weight of 1-diethylaminobut-2-yn-4-ol are obtained, corresponding to a yield of 86%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04197258
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_04
ORD IDord-2d6780dfe1b148b5b4f822b6054aec71
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_04