The static and kinetic feature of the reaction of sodium cyanide with 1-bromoalkanes in the presence of various phase transfer catalysts was investigated in the oil/water system by using a layered scintillation method and the mechanism of catalytic action was discussed. From the measurement of equilibrium constants for both reactions of hexadecyltrimethylammonium cyanide with 1-bromooctane and of sodium cyanide with ...
