Australian Journal of Chemistry

The synthesis of 4, 7-dimethyltriethylenetetramine

GH Searle, M Petkovic, FR Keene

Index: Searle,G.H. et al. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 1972 , vol. 25, p. 2045 - 2048

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Abstract

Bromoethylphthalimide (152.5 g, 0.60 mol) was completely melted on a steam bath. N, Nf- Dimethylethylenediamine (26.4 g, 0.30 mol) was stirred into the melt in small portions over 15 min, with the mixture being stirred continuously over the steam bath. The orange oil which first formed as the amine was added dispersed to give a homogeneous brown liquid, which was heated in an oven at 125'for 24 hr with occasional stirring. The negligible ...