Ammonia → HCID 10922049, compound

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The above described cyanoethylated 1,2-diaminocyclohexane can then be reduced with hydrogen in the presence of ammonia, either in the presence and absence of a solvent, such as methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, etc. N-(2-cyanoethyl)-1,2-cyclohexanediamine, (2), can be reduced to give a triamine, N-(3-aminopropyl)-1,2-cyclohexanediamine, (4), while N,N'-di-(2-cyanoethyl)-1,2-diaminocyclohexane, (3), can be reduced to give tetramine, N,N'-di-(3-aminopropyl)-1,2-diaminocyclohexane, (5). ##STR18##

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