Benzaldehyde → 4-Benzylamino-1-Butanol

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Reaction Steps

Combine 4-amino-butan-1-ol (8.9 gm-0.1 mol), benzaldehyde (10.6 gm-0.1 mol), EtOH (100 ml) and PtO2 (0.3 gm), and hydrogenate the mixture at 45 lbs./sq.in. until H2 is no longer taken up. Filter, evaporate the solvent (in vacuo) to yield 17.7 gm of the desired compound. Rf is 0.70 (eluted from silica gel with 10% conc. NH3 /CH3OH).

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