Ammonia → HCID 19885117, compound

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95.6 Grams of the above nitrile, 25 g of Raney nickel, 150 ml of anhydrous ammonia and 225 ml of tetrahydrofuran were stirred at 140° C. for 12 hours at a pressure of 1500 psi. The catalyst and solvent were then removed and the residual was vacuum distilled to yield (60 percent) 4-[(2-ethylhexyl)oxy]-β-phenylbenzenepropanamine, b.p. 180°-185° C.

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