Y. Takebayashi, Y. Morita, H. Sakai
Jul 29, 2005
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Chemical communications
Abstract
Aniline is easily N-methylated in supercritical methanol without catalyst at 350 degrees C and 0.237 g cm-3 to give mono-N-methylaniline with high selectivity, and the reaction rate is increased by a small amount of base (LiOH, NaOH, KOH, and CH3ONa), indicating a difference in the reaction mechanism from the ordinary acid-catalyzed one.