Dibenzylamine


Dibenzylamine is an organic compound with the formula. It is classified as a secondary amine, being the middle member of the series that includes the primary amine benzylamine and the tertiary amine tribenzylamine. It is a colorless oily substance with a faint ammonia-like odor. It is produced as a side product in the hydrogenation of benzonitrile:

Selected reactions

Amides derived from dibenzylamine are useful in organic synthesis. Dibenzylamine is a typical substrate for C-N coupling reactions related to the Buchwald-Hartwig reaction.