| | United States Patent Application: 0040122225 |
 | | In one embodiment of the present invention, the imine precursor for.alpha.-phenyl-N-tert-butyl nitrone (PBN) is prepared by combining benzaldehyde and t-butyl amine at room temperature, in the absence of a solvent, to form the corresponding benzylidene-t-butyl amine (imine) and water. |
 | | The imine is dissolved into an amount of the solution sufficient to have a concentration of at least about 0.1M in the solution, and more advantageously to a concentration in the range of from about 0.5M to about 1.0M. |
 | | Traditional methods of forming the imine intermediate for PBN have involved condensation techniques involving the removal of the "water of formation" during the condensation, such as the use of a dean stark trap in conjunction with a high-boiling solvent, such as toluene, capable of azeotropically removing water. |
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