Hydrocyanation of 2-pentenenitrile
US7919646B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2531/847
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides a process for hydrocyanation, comprising: contacting 2-pentenenitrile with hydrogen cyanide at a temperature in the range of about 0° C. to about 150° C. in the presence of at least one Lewis acid promoter and a catalyst precursor composition, wherein the catalyst precursor composition comprises a zero-valent nickel and at least one bidentate phosphite ligand selected from a member of the group represented by Formula I and Formula II, in which all like reference characters have the same meaning, except as further explicitly limited:wherein R1 and R5 are independently selected from the group consisting of C1 to C5 hydrocarbyl; and R2, R3, R4, R6, R7 and R8 are independently selected from the group consisting of H and C1 to C4 hydrocarbyl.
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