METHOD OF PRODUCING NITRILE COMPOUNDS FROM COMPOUNDS WITH ETHYLENIC UNSATURATION

摘要

The invention relates to a method for the hydrocyanation of organic compounds with ethylenic unsaturation into compounds comprising at least one nitrile function. More specifically, the invention relates to the hydrocyanation of diolefins, such as butadiene, or substituted olefins, such as alkenenitriles and pentenenitriles. According to the invention, the reaction is carried out in the presence of a metal complex catalyst comprising a transition metal, such as nickel, and an organic ligand belonging to the family of monodentate or polydentate phosphines.