Catalyst system containing ni(0) for hydrocyanation

Abstract

A catalyst system containing a) Ni (0), b) 4-10 mol per mol Ni (0) according to a) a compound (I) of formula P (X1R1) (X2R2) (X3R3) (I) wherein X1, X2, X3 independently represent oxygen or a single bond R1, R2, R3 represent independently, the same or different organic radicals, and c) 1-4 mol per mol Ni (0) according to a) a compound (II) of formula (II) wherein X11, X12, X13, X21, X22, X23 independently oxygen or a single bond, R11, R12 independently represent the same or different individual or bridged organic radicals, R21, R22 independently represent the same or different, individual or bridged organic radicals, Y represents a bridge group. The invention also relates to a method for the production of mixtures of monoolefin C5-mononitrils with a n-conjugated C═C and C═N bond by hydrocyanation of a hydrocarbon mixture containing 1,3-butadiene in the presence of at least one such system and to a method for the production of a dinitrile by hydrocyanation of a mixture of monoolefin C5-mononitriles with a non-conjugated C═C— and C═N bond in the presence of at least one such system. 1

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