摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a polymer capable of industrially, simply and inexpensively producing a polyamide and a polyamine by carrying out catalytic reaction of a nitrile-containing polymer. SOLUTION: A nitrile containing polymer (preferably acrylonitrile homopolymer or copolymer) is subjected to catalytic reaction in the presence of hydrogen, carbon monoxide and/or carbon monoxidereleasing compound (preferably formic acid or its derivative). Furthermore, a group I metal or group IV to X metal or metal compound in the periodic table, e.g. iron pentacarbonyl is preferably used as the catalyst and a molar ratio of hydrogen to carbon monoxide is preferably (4:1) to (0.25:1) and a molar ratio of carbon monoxide to nitrile group is preferably (1:1) to (1,000:1) and a molar ratio of hydrogen to nitrile group is preferably (2:1) to (1,000:1).</p> |