Acrylonitrile → 3-[2-(2-cyanoethyl-methyl-amino)ethyl-methyl-amino]propanenitrile

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5.3 g of acrylonitrile were slowly added to 4.4 g of N,N'-dimethyl-ethylenediamine, while cooling with ice. The mixture was allowed to warm slowly to RT and was stirred at RT for 14 hours. It was heated at 80° C. for 3 hours and the volatile constituents were then removed in vacuo at a bath temperature of 80° C. 9.6 g of N,N'-bis-(2-cyanoethyl)-N,N'-dimethyl-ethylenediamine were obtained.

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