Preparation of arylbenzylamines

US5536877A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Karl Hammer · Lörrach, DE
• Gerd Husslein · Bad Dürkheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 23, 1995
• Grant date: Jul 16, 1996
• Expiry date: Mar 23, 2015

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07C209/10
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A process for the preparation of arylbenzylamines by the reaction of arylamines with a benzyl chloride, wherein the reaction is carried out in the presence of both a phase-transfer catalyst and a base selected from the group consisting of the inorganic bases and salts of weak organic acids.