Nonan-5-ol → 5-Nonanone

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Reaction Steps

1.8 mg (0.006 mmol) of 2-iodo-5-methylbenzenesulfonic acid, prepared by Preparation Example 2, 1.11 g (1.8 mmol) of powdered Oxone (registered trademark) and 433 mg (3 mmol) of 5-nonanol were added in 3.75 ml of nitromethane, and the mixture was heated at 70° C. while being stirred for seven hours. The later treatment was carried out in the same way as in Example 1, and then 5-nonanone was obtained. The yield of the obtained 5-nonanone was determined and the result is shown in Table 1.

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