Hydrocyanation involves the addition of HCN to an alkene to form a new C-C bond and introduce new functionality into the
Posted: Sun May 22, 2022 3:30 pm
Hydrocyanation involves the addition of HCN to an alkene to form a new C-C bond and introduce new functionality into the compound. A proposed mechanism for the hydrocyanation of ethene to form propionitrile is shown below. 1 Et-CN RUP Ni HCN R₃P Rp D E RP.NIH N 5 RP Et Ni-PR R3P CN CN . B D PR3 PRE RPM З,РТ Ni-H Et CN 4 с CN 3 a. Draw an overall reaction scheme for this catalytic process.