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Preparing primary amines from secondary amines?

Reverend Necroticus Rex - 9-12-2004 at 03:09

Is it possible, to convert a secondary amine to a primary one?

I am pondering on a possible easy synthesis of ethyl and methylamine, using phospham, PNH, as this produces secondary amines from the corresponding primary alcohol.

Nosferatu - 9-12-2004 at 11:18

There was an discussion on this topic in Ethyliodide thread.
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Originally posted by Reverend Necroticus Rex
Is it possible, to convert a secondary amine to a primary one?[/blue]

Not really...

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I am pondering on a possible easy synthesis of ethyl and methylamine, using phospham, PNH, as this produces secondary amines from the corresponding primary alcohol.


Methylamine can easily be made from OTC chemicals such as hexamine. For ethylamine see the ethyliodide thread...