Diisopropylcarbodiimide → HCID 58159266, compound

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A mixture of 45 g of N-butyl-(3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl)amine (0.191 mol) and of 28.95 g of diisopropylcarbodiimide (0.229 mol, 20% excess) was heated for 20 h at 120° C. (amine conversion of 93%). The final colorless mixture was devolatilized at 120° C. under 1 mbar for 2 h to give 67 g of a colorless, low-viscosity liquid corresponding to the expected guanidine, containing 4 wt % of the initial amine.

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