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HRID 1244672Generated: October 31, 2026

Ethyl 4-oxocyclohexanecarboxylate → 4-Oxocyclohexanecarboxylic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl 4-oxocyclohexanecarboxylateHCID 317638—
SolventSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
Product4-Oxocyclohexanecarboxylic acidHCID 192730102%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature90 °C

Reaction Steps

20 mmol (3.4 g) of 4-oxocyclohexanecarboxylic acid ethyl ester is suspended in 40 ml of 2% H2SO4 and stirred for 2 hours at 90° C. Then, it is extracted 4 times with ethyl acetate, dried with Na2SO4, and solvent is removed. Recrystallization is carried out from ether/hexane and yields 2.9 g of white solid 3.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07122570B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2006_10
ORD IDord-a0c82ea094bd418e88857c673be9dc7b
Source noteuspto-grants-2006_10