| abstract |
Process for prodn. of N-methyl-2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-ethylamine (I) by hydrogenating 3,4-dimethoxyphenyl-methylnitrile (II) with a methylamine cpd. of formula NHMeR1 (III) and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst contg. 0.05-50 wt. % (C), opt. in the presence of water, at 20-200 deg C and 1-300 bar. (C) = copper chromite, copper, silver, gold, iron, cobalt, nickel, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, and/or platinum; R1 = H, benzyl or tert. butyl. |