Acetone → Cyclohexaneacetaldehyde, alpha-methyl-

HRID 1111097Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1111097 reaction equation
[C:1]1(C)[CH:6]=[CH:5][C:4](S(O)(=O)=O)=[CH:3][CH:2]=1.[CH3:12][C:13]([CH3:15])=O.[OH2:16]>>[CH:1]1([CH:13]([CH3:15])[CH:12]=[O:16])[CH2:6][CH2:5][CH2:4][CH2:3][CH2:2]1

Participants

4

Reactant 3

HCID 180AcetoneHCID 962WaterHCID 6101p-Toluenesulfonic acid

Product 1

HCID 95560Cyclohexaneacetaldehyde, alpha-methyl-

Procedure

100.0 g of a compound (Ia) was hydrogenated in a solution of 2 g of p-toluene sulfonic acid, 200 ml of acetone, and 500 ml of water at 60° C. for 24 hours. The hydrogenated product was distilled to obtain 66.5 g of 2-cyclohexylpropanal (purity: 98.5%, boiling point: 65° C./5 mmHg).

Workup

  1. distillationThe hydrogenated product was distilled

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-00699f0702244611a5fc978506e295cc
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1990_12
Patent number
US04978653

Reaction notes

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