The kinetics and mechanism of the phosphorus-catalysed dimerisation of acrylonitrile

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The kinetics and mechanism of the phosphinite-catalysed dimerisation of acrylonitrile to 1,4-dicyanobut-1-ene and 2,4-dicyanobut-1-ene are presented and discussed.

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The Kinetics and Mechanism of the
Phosphorus-Catalysed Dimerisation
of Acrylonitrile
C. Dennis Hall , Nicholas Lowther , Bruce R. Tweedy ,
Robert Kayhanian , Michaela Piffl & Gordon Shaw
a Department of Chemistry , King's College, Strand, London
WC2R 2LS
b Department of Chemistry , King's College, Strand,
London WC2R 2LS
c Department of Chemistry , King's College, Strand, London
WC2R 2LS
d Department of Chemistry , King's College, Strand,
London WC2R 2LS
e Department of Chemistry , King's College, Strand, London
WC2R 2LS
f I.C.I. Materials Ltd. , Wilton Centre, Middlesborough,
Cleveland TS6 8JE
Published online: 06 Aug 2008.
To cite this article: C. Dennis Hall , Nicholas Lowther , Bruce R. Tweedy , Robert
Kayhanian , Michaela Piffl & Gordon Shaw (1996) The Kinetics and Mechanism of the
Phosphorus-Catalysed Dimerisation of Acrylonitrile, Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the
Related Elements, 109:1-4, 521-524, DOI: 10.1080/10426509608545205
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