3769. Ethylbenzylaniline

Nomenclature

CAS number: 92-59-1
N-Ethyl-N-phenylbenzenemethanamine; N-ethyl-N-phenylbenzylamine.
C15H17N; mol wt 211.30.
C 85.26%, H 8.11%, N 6.63%.

Description and references

Prepn: Martin, MacQueen, US 1887772 (1933 to Dow); Burgstahler, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 73, 3021 (1951).

Chemical structure

Properties

Light yellow, oily liq. d419 1.034. bp710 287° with slight decompn; bp14 170-180°. nD23 1.5938. Practically insol in water. One ml dissolves in 5.5 ml alcohol; sol in the usual organic solvents.

Use

Manuf dyes; in organic syntheses.