Benzyl Bromide → Benzenemethanamine, N,N-diethyl-

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A mixture of 11.9 ml of benzyl bromide in 100 ml of ether was added dropwise to a mixture of 30.9 ml of diethylamine in 100 ml of ether. This mixture was stirred overnight then filtered and washed with ether. The combined filtrate and wash was washed with water, dried and concentrated to an oil. This oil was distilled through a Kugelrohr and the fraction boiling at <70° C., 1.5 mm collected, giving 10.6 g of N,N-diethylbenzenemethanamine as an oil.

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