Phthalonitrile → 1,4-Benzenedimethanamine

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Reaction Steps

It is known to prepare 1,4-bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane from dicyanobenzene in a two stage process as disclosed, e.g., in DE-A 3,003,730. In the first stage dicyanobenzene is catalytically hydrogenated to produce 1,4-bis(aminomethyl)benzene, which is then catalytically hydrogenated to produce 1,4-bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane. One disadvantage is that the starting material must be produced with hydrogen cyanide.

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