Ammonia → 3-Phenoxy-benzylamine

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

200 g (1.025 mols) of 3-phenoxybenzonitrile is placed together with 1 liter of methanol, 200 g of liquid ammonia and 50 g of Raney nickel into a steel autoclave. This is then heated to 60° C., and stirring is maintained for one hour with an initial hydrogen pressure of 120 bars. After removal of the mixture from the autoclave, the catalyst is filtered off, the solvent is distilled off at normal pressure, and the residue is distilled in an oil-pump vacuum to obtain 200.3 g (1.01 mols) of 3-phenoxybenzylamine (98.7% strength), corresponding to a yield of 94.7% of theory; b.p. 94° C./3 Pa; nD20 =1.5946.

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