Water → 2-(4-oxocyclohexyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindole-1,3-dione

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95 g (0.388 Mol) of 4-(phthalimido)-cyclohexanol are dissolved in 600 ml of chloroform and, after the addition of 450 ml of water and 120 ml of sulfuric acid, 90 g (0.3 Mol) of potassium dichromate are added in batches. The internal temperature of the mixture is maintained at between 25° and 30° C. by slight cooling. The mixture is stirred for a further 3 hours, then the chloroform phase is separated off and the mixture extracted twice more with chloroform. After drying and concentration of the extracts 82 g (86.9% of theory) are obtained.

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