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Alkylation of aniline with methanol in the presence of FeCl3 · 6H2O in carbon tetrachloride

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The reaction of aniline with methanol in the presence of FeCl3 · 6 H2O in carbon tetrachloride leads to the formation of N-methyl- and N,N-dimethylanilines and 4,4′-methylenebis(N,N-dimethylaniline).

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Original Russian Text © R.I. Khusnutdinov, A.R. Bayguzina, R.I. Aminov, 2013, published in Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, 2013, Vol. 49, No. 10, pp. 1469–1472.

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Khusnutdinov, R.I., Bayguzina, A.R. & Aminov, R.I. Alkylation of aniline with methanol in the presence of FeCl3 · 6H2O in carbon tetrachloride. Russ J Org Chem 49, 1447–1450 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1070428013100072

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