[~ONTRIBlJTIOiX FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS] Tertiary Alkyl Primary Amines, RR'R'TNH,. I1 ... BY HENRY R. HENZE, BRUCE B. ALLEN' AND WILLIAM B. LESLIE ... Utilization of the Grignard reaction through interaction of a nitrile and an organpmagnesium halide has long been a standard procedure for the preparation of ketones. Hence, the failure2 to obtain the anticipated ketone from reaction be- tween ...