Hydroamination of alpha,beta-unsaturated compounds with less reactive aromatic amines was investigated over Na-Y zeolite. Aniline gave the 99% conversion at 100 A degrees C for 5 h over Na-Y zeolite, resulting in the formation of N-[2-(methoxycarbonyl)ethyl]aniline with excellent mono-selectivity. However, aromatic amines having an electron-withdrawing functional group gave moderate conversions. The reactions using recovered catalyst also occurred without significant decrease in the catalytic activity during four recycles. The regeneration of used Na-Y zeolite can be performed by the calcination. Solid-state C-13 MAS NMR measurement revealed that methyl acrylate was effectively activated by Na-Y zeolite.