Ethanol → Cyclohexane, 1,1-diethoxy-

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In a round bottom flask 6 g (6.4 ml) Cyclohexanone, a pinch of p-toluene sulfonic acid and 10 ml absolute ethanol was taken. Stirred the mixture at R.T. for 5 min. Then add to it 18.12 g (20.3 ml) triethyl orthoformate and stir for 3 hr at R.T. Then distilled on rotavapour to get a thick mass. Add to it 30 ml water and extract with (25 ml×ethyl acetate, wash the organic layer with water, dried it by adding sodium sulfate and concentrate it on rotavapour to give a colorless liquid product.

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