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HRID 1742506Generated: October 25, 2026

Isophorone → 3,3,4-Trimethyloxepan-2-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantIsophoroneHCID 6544—
ReactantCyclohexanone, trimethyl-HCID 3016570—
Product3,3,4-Trimethyloxepan-2-oneHCID 21584806—

Reaction Steps

It is further noted that trimethylcyclohexanone can be prepared by a hydrogenation reaction of isophorone, followed by a Baeyer-Villiger reaction with a peracid to obtain trimethylcaprolactone on a commercial basis.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05338879
Source datasetuspto-grants-1994_08
ORD IDord-1d96a0b14dcf4b86bd6a908a0c9a5a74
Source noteuspto-grants-1994_08