4-Methylcyclohexanone → 6-Methyloxepan-2-one

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This was prepared in similar manner to Lactone 1 except using 4-methyl cyclohexanone (50 parts; 0.445m ex. Aldrich) in place of the 3-methylcyclohexanone with appropriate increase in the dichloromethane (1500 ml), sodium bicarbonate (8.1 parts, 1.0 M) and 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (123 parts; 0.5 M). The reaction temperature was maintained below 10° C. throughout. The 5-methyl ε-caprolactone was obtained as a clear yellow oil (49 parts).

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