Cyclohexanone → 2-(3-oxo-3-phenylpropyl)cyclohexanone

HRID 437453Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 437453 reaction equation
CN(C)[CH2:3][CH2:4][C:5]([C:7]1[CH:12]=[CH:11][CH:10]=[CH:9][CH:8]=1)=[O:6].[C:14]1(=[O:20])[CH2:19][CH2:18][CH2:17][CH2:16][CH2:15]1>>[C:7]1([C:5](=[O:6])[CH2:4][CH2:3][CH:15]2[CH2:16][CH2:17][CH2:18][CH2:19][C:14]2=[O:20])[CH:12]=[CH:11][CH:10]=[CH:9][CH:8]=1

Participants

3

Procedure

2-(3'-Phenyl-3'-oxopropyl)cyclohexanone was prepared accordinf to the method of W. Hahn and J. Epsztain (Roozniki Chem. 1963, 37, 403-12): A mixture of β-dimethylaminopropiophenone (27 gm.) and cyclohexanone (37.5 g.) were heated at reflux for 5 hours under nitrogen and the solvent removed in vacuo. The residual oil was distilled giving 2-(3'-phenyl-3'-oxopropyl)cyclohexanone (14 g.) which was cyclised to the title compound according to the method of Hahn and Epsztain by dissolving the diketone (12 g.) in ethanol (65 ml.), treating with hydroxylamine hydrochloride (9 g.) and heating under reflux for 1 hour. The cooled reaction mixture was poured onto water (300 ml.), extracted with ether (2 × 50 ml.) and the extracts discarded. The aqueous solution was made basic with K2CO3 and extracted with ether (3 × 50 ml.). The combined ether extracts were dried and the solvent removed in vacuo. The residual oil was distilled to give the title compound as a colourless oil (7 g.) b.p. 134°-8° C/15 mm. Found: C, 85.40; H.7.5; N, 6.9%, C15H15N requires: C, 86.00; H, 7.2; N, 6.7%

Workup

  1. custom2-(3'-Phenyl-3'-oxopropyl)cyclohexanone was prepared accordinf to the method of W
  2. temperaturewere heated
  3. temperatureat reflux for 5 hours under nitrogen
  4. customthe solvent removed in vacuo
  5. distillationThe residual oil was distilled

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-9b3b78283cfe48ebb478d68c64f9fc98
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1977_06
Patent number
US04031102

Reaction notes

Loading…