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2. Hydrocyanation
The alkene hydrocyanation reaction consists formally in the addition of HCN to the double bond:
In principle, this reaction is a general route to the synthesis of nitriles, hence its industrial interest. It has been applied in the case of butadiene for the synthesis of adiponitrile (Du Pont de Nemours process).
Catalysts based on transition metal complexes are essential. The first catalysts used were copper salts, followed a little later by cobalt complexes...
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