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Hydrocyanation of diolefins and isomerization of nonconjugated 2-alkyl-3-monoalkenenitriles

US5821378A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 28, 1995
Grant dateOct 13, 1998
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Expiry dateNov 28, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01J2531/847
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Improved liquid phase process useful in the hydrocyanation of diolefinic compounds to produce nonconjugated acyclic nitrites and to the liquid phase process of isomerization of the nitrites to 3- and/or 4-monoalkene linear nitriles. The improvement involves conducting the process in the presence of zero-valent nickel and a multidentate phosphite ligand. The invention also provides a novel method of making phosphorochloridite.

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