Adipic Acid → Cyclohexanol

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The preparation of adipic acid is also carried out commercially by the selective hydrogenation of benzene to form cyclohexene, separation of the cyclohexene from the unconverted benzene and the over-hydrogenated cyclohexane by extractive distillation, then hydration of cyclohexene to form cyclohexanol, and the nitric acid oxidation of the cyclohexanol to adipic acid. See for example Kagaku Kogaku (Chemical Technology), vol. 55, No. 5, pp 382-385 (1991); "Technology for Manufacturing Cyclohexanol using Cyclohexene Technique" by Shikazo Senoo and Koji Nakagawa.

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