Journal of the American Chemical Society

Production of acrylonitrile and other unsaturated nitriles from alkenes and alkynes

NBH Henis, LL Miller

Index: Henis, Neil B.; Miller, Larry L. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1982 , vol. 104, # 9 p. 2526 - 2529

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Abstract

Abstract: Passage of unsaturated organic molecules through a 13.56-MHz radio-frequency discharge, in the presence of cyanogen, results in the formation of unsaturated nitriles. Acrylonitrile was the major product from ethylene, propylene, acrolein, methyl vinyl ketone, or l, l, l-trifluoropropylene. 1-Butene, 2-butene, and isobutylene gave mixtures of nitrile products with the CN situated at vinylic or allylic positions. 2-Butyne gave 1-cyanopropyne ...