Ammonia → 2,2,12-Trimethyltridecane-1,11-diamine

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490 g (1.84 mols) of the 2,2-dimethyl-11-isopropyl-11-amino-undeca-4,8-dienal oxime obtained according to Example 5 are dissolved in 2.4 liters of methanol and this solution is filled, together with about 200 g of liquid ammonia, with the addition of 150 g of Raney nickel, into a 6.3 liter steel autoclave. Hydrogen is then injected until the pressure is 100 bars and the mixture is heated to 100° C., with stirring. The mixture is hydrogenated for about 5 hours under these conditions and cooled and the ammonia and excess hydrogen are then allowed to blow off. Subsequent distillation under a high vacuum yields 436 g (1.705 mols) of 1-isopropyl-10,10-dimethyl-1,11-diaminoundecane in the form of a colourless, water-clear liquid; boiling point 87° C./4 Pa; nD20 =1.4619.

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