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HRID 476783Generated: October 30, 2026

Lithium Chloride → Cyclohexadecanone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantLithium ChlorideHCID 433294—
ReactantHCID 19838537HCID 19838537—
SolventN-methyl-2-pyrrolidoneHCID 13387—
ProductCyclohexadecanoneHCID 7569598.9%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature200 °C

Reaction Steps

A mixture containing 10.5 g of epoxy-cyclohexadecane, 10 g of N-methylpyrrolidone, and 0.5 g of lithium chloride was stirred at 200° C. for 6 hours. With a 100% conversion, a 98.9% yield of cyclohexadecanone was obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04885397
Source datasetuspto-grants-1989_12
ORD IDord-347fa5dd23b648d6ab30a23638a4a096
Source noteuspto-grants-1989_12