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HRID 345309Generated: October 25, 2026

Water → 2-Benzylcyclohexan-1-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantBenzyl ChlorideHCID 7503—
Reactant1-CyclohexylpyrrolidineHCID 139064—
Solvent1,4-DioxaneHCID 31275—
Product2-Benzylcyclohexan-1-oneHCID 98945—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 1-(1-pyrrolidinyl)cyclohexane (85.4 g) and benzyl chloride (100 ml) in dioxane (400 ml) was heated under reflux for 23 hours under nitrogen. Water (100 ml) was then added and the brown oil was distilled to give (2RS)-2-phenylmethylcyclohexanone (47.1 g).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05057513
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_10
ORD IDord-21da1710588a4bcabd47799acedec4b2
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_10