Patent ID: 8119829

Claim:
A hydrocyanation process, said process comprising converting a starting carboxylic acid in the presence of a catalyst at a pressure of about 50.6 kPa or greater and a temperature from about 0° C. to about 200° C. to produce a derivative of carboxylic acid comprising one or more compounds of formula (I): wherein: A is a group comprising one or more hydrocarbon fragments comprising —(CH 2 ) w —, alkene containing fragments comprising —CH═CH—, or nitrile containing fragment comprising —(CH 2 CHCN)— or —(CH(CN)CH 2 )—, or a combination of two or more of these fragments in any order; B is A′-H, wherein A′ is group comprising one or more hydrocarbon fragment comprising —(CH 2 ) w —, alkene containing fragment comprising —CH═CH—, or a nitrile containing fragment comprising —(CH 2 CHCN)— or —(CH(CN)CH 2 )—, or a combination of two or more of these fragments in any order; and R is H or a glycerol derivative; and wherein, w is 0 or a positive integer.