Ethylenediamine → Ethylenediamine

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In a suitable vessel 79.5 parts (1.5 moles of acrylonitrile was added dropwise with stirring to 270 parts (4.5 moles) of ethylenediamine over 90 minutes. After standing overnight the mixture was distilled under reduced pressure, yielding 184 parts of ethylenediamine, and 100.1 parts of N-cyanoethylethylenediamine. There remained undistilled 43 parts of residue. Boiling point of the N-cyanoethylethylenediamine was 162°-171° C. at 55 mm abs. pressure.

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