MAKING NITRILE COMPOUNDS FROM ETHYLENICALLY UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS

摘要

The invention concerns a method for hydrocyanation of ethylenically unsaturated organic compounds into compounds comprising at least one nitrile function. It concerns particularly hydrocyanation of diolefins such as butadiene or substituted olefins such as alkenenitriles like pentenenitriles. The method is characterized in that the reaction is carried out in the presence of a metal complex catalyst comprising a transition metal such as nickel and an organic ligand.