Patent ID: 9040733
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: C07C,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A process for making 3-pentenenitrile, said process comprising the steps of: (a) reacting in a first reaction zone a mixture comprising 1,3-butadiene (BD) and hydrogen cyanide (HCN) in the presence of a first catalyst comprising zero-valent Ni and a first phosphorus-containing ligand to produce a reaction product comprising 3-pentenenitrile (3PN) and 2-methyl-3-butenenitrile (2M3BN); (b) isomerizing at least a portion of the 2M3BN of step (a) in a second reaction zone in the presence of a second catalyst comprising zero-valent Ni and a second phosphorus-containing ligand to produce reaction product comprising 3PN;