Process for obtaining nitriles
US6114565A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 3, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C253/00
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for obtaining a nitrile represented by formula RCN, comprising contacting a corresponding aldehyde represented by formula RCHO with (i) ammonia or ammonium hydroxide, and (ii) hydrogen peroxide, in the presence of a transition metal or a transition metal compound.
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