Yoshihisa Watanabe, M. Takeda
Mar 1, 1973
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Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
Abstract
Acrylonitrile is dimerized to 2-methyleneglutaronitrile by the binary catalyst system of metal halide and trialkylamine. The catalytic activities of metals are in this order: Co(II)≥Zn(II)>>Fe(II)>Al(III)>>V(III)>Cd(II)>Ti(IV), while that of halogens is I>Br>Cl. Triethylamine is particularly effective for the reaction. The kinetic features are discussed, and a reaction mechanism for the catalyst system of zinc chloride and triethylamine is proposed.