-
often in the 30s. The
first compound of the
homolog row of
nitriles, the
nitrile of
formic acid,
hydrogen cyanide was
first synthesized by C. W. Scheele...
-
Nitrile rubber, also
known as
nitrile butadiene rubber, NBR, Buna-N, and
acrylonitrile butadiene rubber, is a
synthetic rubber derived from acrylonitrile...
- In
nitrile reduction a
nitrile is
reduced to
either an
amine or an
aldehyde with a
suitable chemical reagent. The
catalytic hydrogenation of
nitriles is...
-
oxidized to
formic acid,
which is
another source of toxicity. The
metabolism of
acetonitrile is much
slower than that of
other nitriles,
which accounts...
- The
Letts nitrile synthesis is a
chemical reaction of
aromatic carboxylic acids with
metal thiocyanates to
form nitriles. The
reaction includes the loss...
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Nitrilase enzymes (
nitrile aminohydrolase; EC 3.5.5.1)
catalyse the
hydrolysis of
nitriles to
carboxylic acids and ammonia,
without the
formation of "free"...
- zinc oxide) to give the
fatty nitrile.
RCOOH + NH3 → RC≡N + 2 H2O The
fatty amine is
obtained from
these fatty nitriles by
hydrogenation with any of a...
-
Nitrile hydratases (NHases; EC 4.2.1.84) are
mononuclear iron or non-corrinoid
cobalt enzymes that
catalyse the
hydration of
diverse nitriles to their...
- Banerjee, A.; Sharma, R.; Banerjee, U. (2002). "RETRACTED ARTICLE: The
nitrile-degrading enzymes:
Current status and ****ure prospects".
Applied Microbiology...
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Pinner reaction refers to the acid
catalysed reaction of a
nitrile with an
alcohol to
form an
imino ester salt (alkyl
imidate salt); this is sometimes...
