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HRID 848688Generated: October 30, 2026

Formaldehyde → Aniline

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantAnilineHCID 6115—
ReactantDiphenylmethane diisocyanateHCID 7570—
ProductAnilineHCID 6115—
Product4,4-DiaminodiphenylmethaneHCID 7577—

Reaction Steps

A novel process for making 4,4'-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate and corresponding oligomer in improved selectivity and yield comprises condensing formaldehyde and aniline under neutral or basic conditions to yield an anil condensate, followed by reacting the anil condensate with additional aniline and a protonic salt of aniline to yield 4,4'-methylene dianiline and corresponding oligomer, then followed by conventional phosgenation.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04297294
Source datasetuspto-grants-1981_10
ORD IDord-d36ad017a1f24fb896ab3b56239cb53d
Source noteuspto-grants-1981_10