Patent classifications
B
B01
B01J
31/00
B01J31/16
B01J31/18
B01J31/1845
B01J31/185
B01J31/1855
B01J31/1855
PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING NITRILES AND PHOSPHORUS-CONTAINING CATALYSTS FOR USE IN SUCH PROCESSES
A process for the hydrocyanation of an organic compound containing at least one olefinic group comprising reacting the organic compound with hydrogen cyanide in the presence of a catalyst complex comprising at least one transition metal and an organic ligand containing at least one PN linkage, wherein the P and N atoms of the PN linkage are cach bonded to two other atoms.