N-phenylmethanimine

Conditions: temp:160.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: The procedure was the same as for Example 1 with the exception that aniline was omitted from the initial reaction solution. As the reactor contents heated to 160° C., approximately 30% of the nitrobenzene was converted. Complete nitrobenzene conversion required 5.5 hours at 160° C. and yielded 0.068 mole methyl N-phenyl carbamate (68% selectivity), 0.022 mole aniline, 0.007 mole N-methylene aniline, and 0.001 mole (N-methylaniline (summed to 30% selectivity to aniline). reaction solution