PROCESS FOR PREPARING TERTIARY AMINES

摘要

of the disclosure: Process for preparing tertiary amines of the formula < IMG > in which R1 denotes C8-C26-alkyl or C9-C18-alkylaryl, R2 denotes C1-C22-alkyl, and n is a number from 1 to 15, by reacting 2 moles of a compound of the formula R1-(OCH2CH2)n-X in which X denotes halogen or -OSO3Na or -OSO3K, and R1 and n are as defined above, with 1 to 1.4 moles of a compound of the formula R2-NH2 where R2 denotes a C1-C22-alkyl radical, at temperatures of 100 to 200.degree.C, preferably 160 to 185.degree.C, in a solvent or solvent mixture, preferably in water, in the presence of an at least equimolar amount of a strong base.