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Hartmut Axel

Herbert Mueller

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Primary, secondary and tertiary amines are prepared by reacting ammonia or a primary amine with a primary or secondary monohydric or polyhydric alcohol over a copper catalyst such as that which forms of its own accord from copper formate under the reaction conditions.

Preparation of amines

Tertiary amines are produced by reacting a secondary amine having identical or different substituents, in particular a readily volatile amine, with a primary or secondary monohydric or polyhydric alcohol, in particular a sparingly volatile fatty alcohol, over a copper catalyst formed directly from copper formate under the reaction conditions.

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Hartmut Axel