Disclosed herein is a process for recovering diphosphite-containing compounds
from a mixture comprising diphosphite-containing compounds and organic dinitriles
and Lewis acid, using liquid-liquid extraction, wherein the molar ratio of organic
mononitrile present to organic dinitrile from about 0.01 to about 2.5 and wherein
the mixtured is treated with a Lewis base compound selected from the group consisting
of monodentate phosphite ligand, alcohol, water, organoamines, ammonia and basic
resin, and wherein the extraction solvent is a saturated or unsaturated alkane
or saturated or unsaturated cycloalkane; wherein the Lewis base compound is selected
from the group consisting of water, methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, ethylene glycol,
phenol, cresol, or xylenol. Also disclosed are pre-treatments to enhance extractability
of the diphosphite-containing compounds.