An Efficient Hydrogenation of Dinitrile to Aminonitrile in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

…, H Kawanami, T Yokoyama, T Suzuki…

Index: Chatterjee, Maya; Sato, Masahiro; Kawanami, Hajime; Yokoyama, Toshirou; Suzuki, Toshishige; Ishizaka, Takayuki Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis, 2010 , vol. 352, # 14-15 p. 2394 - 2398

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Abstract

Abstract The highly selective hydrogenation of adiponitrile proceeds effectively in supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO 2) to produce 6-aminocapronitrile with excellent selectivity of 100% over rhodium/alumina (Rh/Al 2 O 3) and without any additive, which is impossible in classical organic solvents. The presence of CO 2 can be beneficial or mandatory for the exclusive formation of the aminonitrile as it can act as a solvent to ...