Abstract:
A QUATERNARY AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE TYPE OF ION EXCHANGE RESIN IS USED IN A CYANOETHYLATION TYPE REACTION BETWEEN A BRANCHED CHAIN OLEFINIC NITRILE AND AN UNSATURATED ALCOHOL. THE CYANO(BRANCHED ALKOXY)ALKENE PRODUCED IS THEN REACTED WITH A SILANE BY AN SIH-OLEFIN ADDITION REACTION. THE CORRESPONDING AMINE IS MADE FROM THE NITRILE BY HYDROGENATION AT LOW PRESSURE. ONE OF THE SILANES PRODUCED BY THE ABOVE METHOD, 3-(2-METHYL-3-AMINOPROPOXY)PROPYLTRIMETHOXYSILANE, IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY VALUABLE COMPONENT IN DETERGENT RESISTANT POLISHES.