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Butadiene can be directly hydrocyanated to adiponitrile. The Du Pont process uses nickel catalysts. The reaction is stepwise.

Alternative methods proceed via chlorination followed by cyanide substitution.

Alan Heaton (Ed.) An Introduction to Industrial Chemistry, Blackie (1996)
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1,3-Butadiene, s-trans     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hydrogen cyanide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Adiponitrile     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Addition: Electrophilic Protonation
British A-Level Chemistry: AS
Industrial Process: Organic

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