Abstract: A process preparation of N,N-bis(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-4-biphenylamine which comprises the reaction of N,N-bis(3,4-dimethylphenyl)amine and an iodobiphenyl in the presence of a ligand copper catalyst, and wherein the ligand is selected from the group consisting of monodentate tertiary amines and bidentate tertiary amines, and which reaction is accomplished at a temperature of from about 120.degree. C. to about 150.degree. C.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 30, 1997
Date of Patent:
March 3, 1998
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation
Inventors:
H. Bruce Goodbrand, Nan-Xing Hu, Beng S. Ong