Water → Cyclododecanol

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Reaction Steps

The chloroform layer (top layer) was diluted at 5° C. with 200 ml of water and then passed to the heated hydrolysis vessel where chloroform was distilled off. Next, the reaction mixture was heated at 95°-100° C. in this vessel for 60 minutes. The organic layer was separated off and analyzed. It was found to contain 3.52 grams of cyclododecane, 6.80 grams of cyclododecene (conversion 77%) and 23.45 grams of cyclododecanol (0.121 mole; yield 93%, calculated with subtraction of recovered starting material).

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