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Application of the ritter reaction to a ‐olefins
Author(s) -
Clarke T.,
Devine J.,
Dicker D. W.
Publication year - 1964
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/bf02661912
Subject(s) - ritter reaction , carbonium ion , cyanoacetic acid , acrylonitrile , chemistry , organic chemistry , hydrogen cyanide , acetonitrile , reaction mechanism , polymer chemistry , ion , catalysis , copolymer , polymer
By modification of the original Ritter conditions for making substituted amides by addition of nitriles of olefinic compounds, it is possible to apply the reaction to ॅ‐olefins. Results are given for addition of hydrogen cyanide, acetonitrile, acrylonitrile, cyanoacetic acid, and some chloronitriles to ॅ‐olefins in the range C 10 舑C 18 . Preliminary attempts to use diolefins containing the vinyl group were unsuccessful. Evidence is adduced to support the carbonium ion mechanism for the reaction.