Ammonia → HCID 20449668, compound

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A one liter autoclave was charged with 50 g 0.21 mol of a dinitrile consisting essentially of 5-phenyl-5-methylnonanedinitrile. Also charged to the reactor was 300 mL 237 g t-butyl alcohol, 25 mL water, 5 g of 5 percent by weight ruthenium on alumina, and 2 g of 5 percent by weight palladium on alumina. The reactor was flushed with nitrogen and charged with 70 g 4.1 mol of ammonia. The reactor was pressured to 1200 psig with hydrogen and heated with stirring at 170° C. for two hours. Hydrogen uptake indicated only reduction of nitrile groups to amino groups had taken place thus producing the aralkylenediamine, 5-phenyl-5-methyl-1,9-nonanediamine.

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