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HRID 984593Generated: October 25, 2026

Ethylene Glycol → N-Benzyl-4-methoxyaniline

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthylene GlycolHCID 174—
ReactantBenzylamineHCID 7504—
ReactantPotassium Phosphate, TribasicHCID 62657—
Reactant4-IodoanisoleHCID 69676—
CatalystCopper(1+) iodide; Copper(I) iodide; Cuprous iodide; Cuprous iodide (CuI)HCID 24350—
SolventIsopropanolHCID 3776—
SolventEthyl acetate hexaneHCID 21226206—
ProductN-Benzyl-4-methoxyanilineHCID 51941390%

Reaction Steps

The general procedure under argon was followed using copper(I) iodide (10 mg, 0.05 mmol), K3PO4 (425 mg, 2.00 mmol), benzylamine (131 μL, 1.20 mmol), 4-iodoanisole (234 mg 1.00 mmol), ethylene glycol (111 μL, 2.00 mmol) and 2-propanol (1.0 mL). Column chromatography using a solvent mixture (hexane/ethyl acetate=10/1, Rf=0.4) afforded N-benzyl-4-methoxyaniline (192 mg, 90% isolated yield) as light yellow solid. The spectral data (1H NMR) matched with the literature references and GC analysis indicated >95% purity.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06867298B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2005_03
ORD IDord-425b557bba904ab29e423f565ff358a5
Source noteuspto-grants-2005_03