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Manufacture of 5-cyanovaleric acid and its esters using cyclic cosolvents

US4950778A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 8, 1989
Grant dateAug 21, 1990
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Expiry dateNov 8, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C255/19
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Manufacture of 5-cyanovaleric acid by carbonylation of pentenenitriles from a mixture consisting essentially of pentenenitrile, CO and at least one compound of the formula ROH, where R is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and a cyclic urea and/or a cyclic amide, where the combined weight of the cosolvents is between about 70% and 99% of the total weight of the reaction mixture.

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