INSOLUBLE LEWIS ACID PROMOTERS FOR NICKEL-CATALYSED HYDROCYANATION OF MONOOLEFINS

摘要

(57) Abstract: An improved process for converting an acyclic monoolefin to its corresponding tenninal organonitrile by reacting themonoolefin with hydrogen cyanide in the presence of zero-valent nickel, a phosphite ligand, and an insoluble Lewis acid promoter.