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HRID 2179181Generated: October 25, 2026

Ethylene Glycol → N-Benzyl-3,5-dimethylaniline

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthylene GlycolHCID 174—
ReactantBenzylamineHCID 7504—
ReactantPotassium Phosphate, TribasicHCID 62657—
Reactant1-Iodo-3,5-dimethylbenzeneHCID 140924—
CatalystCopper(1+) iodide; Copper(I) iodide; Cuprous iodide; Cuprous iodide (CuI)HCID 24350—
SolventIsopropanolHCID 3776—
SolventEthyl acetate hexaneHCID 21226206—
ProductN-Benzyl-3,5-dimethylanilineHCID 1017670184%

Reaction Steps

The general procedure under argon or air was followed using copper(I) iodide (10 mg, 0.05 mmol), K3PO4 (425 mg, 2.00 mmol), benzylamine (131 μL, 1.20 mmol), 5-iodo-m-xylene (144 μl, 1.00 mmol), ethylene glycol (111 μL, 2.00 mmol) and 2-propanol (1.0 mL). Column chromatography using a solvent mixture (hexane/ethyl acetate=20/1, Rf=0.5) afforded 5-(N-benzyl)amino-m-xylene (177 mg, 84% isolated yield) as colorless liquid. The spectral data (1H NMR) matched with the literature references and GC analysis indicated >95% purity. See Wolfe, J. P.; Buchwald, S. L. J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 1144-1157.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09067955B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_06
ORD IDord-aa48b41f7e304134bc64a94bed7bb17a
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_06