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Cis‐trans isomerization in the synthesis of fatty acid nitriles
Author(s) -
Jerzykiewicz W.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02546010
Subject(s) - isomerization , nitrile , dehydration , catalysis , chemistry , organic chemistry , fatty acid , biochemistry
Isomerization of cis ‐9‐octadecenoic acid and its nitrile was investigated using different catalysts under different experimental conditions during the ammonolysis and dehydration process. It was found that the ratio of cis‐ to trans ‐9‐octadecene nitrile depends upon the catalyst type and decreases as the process temperature and the reaction time increase and as the catalyst load decreases. Simultaneously, higher amounts of hydrocarbons are formed.