2-Cyclohexen-1-one, 4,4-dimethyl- → Cyclohexanone, 4,4-dimethyl-

Temperature

0 °C

A mixture of 4,4-dimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one (12 mL, 91.2 mmol) and Degussa type 10% Pd on carbon (2 g) was hydrogenated at 40 psi for 18 hours. The mixture was filtered and concentrated (1H NMR showed a mixture of ketone and alcohol in a 5:3 ratio). The mixture was dissolved in acetone (400 mL) and cooled to 0° C. Jones reagent (40 mL) was added over 30 min and the cooling bath was removed. After 2 days the excess acetone was evaporated and the resulting residue was dissolved in water and diethylether. The ether layer was washed with water until colorless, dried, filtered and concentrated to give 4,4-dimethylcyclohexanone (7.4 g, 58.6 mmol, 64%).

1. filtrationThe mixture was filtered
2. concentrationconcentrated (1H NMR
3. additiona mixture of ketone and alcohol in a 5:3 ratio)
4. dissolutionThe mixture was dissolved in acetone (400 mL)
5. additionJones reagent (40 mL) was added over 30 min
6. customthe cooling bath was removed
7. customAfter 2 days the excess acetone was evaporated
8. dissolutionthe resulting residue was dissolved in water
9. washThe ether layer was washed with water until colorless,
10. customdried
11. filtrationfiltered
12. concentrationconcentrated

ORD record

ord-779480701fa046348f31daa9b5b753f9

Source dataset

uspto-grants-2012_04

DOI

10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1

Patent number

USRE043298E1