Catalytic preparation of severely sterically hindered amino-ether alcohols using a metal loaded catalyst

A method for synthesizing severely sterically hindered amino ether alcohols, diaminopolyalkenyl ether, and mixtures thereof, by reacting a primary amino compound with a polyalkylene glycol at elevated temperature and pressure in the presence of a catalyst comprising a catalytically active reduced metal excluding platinum and palladium dispersed on a support, the dispersed metal containing catalyst being prepared by a process comprising introducing onto the support one or more organic complexes of one or more catalytic metals, decomposing the one or more organic metal complexes on the support and converting the one or more decomposed organic metal complexes into catalytically active reduced metal.