Potassium Iodide → 2-Octanone

HRID 848669Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 848669 reaction equation
[I-].[K+].[CH3:3][CH:4]([OH:11])[CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9][CH3:10]>C(O)(C)(C)C>[CH3:3][C:4](=[O:11])[CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9][CH3:10]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 4875Potassium IodideHCID 200832-Octanol

Product 1

HCID 80932-OctanoneYield 99%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 6386tert-ButanolSolvent

Procedure

To a 1 M aqueous solution (10 ml) of potassium iodide is added 13.0 g of 2-octanol and to the mixture is added 1 ml of t-butanol as a solvent. Platinium electrodes are placed therein and the electrolysis is effected at 1.0 A for 15 hours. After the reaction, the reaction mixture is extracted with ether and the extract is dried and distilled to give the desired 2-octanone. Yield: 99%. Boiling point: 85° C./20 mmHg.

Workup

  1. customfor 15 hours
  2. customAfter the reaction
  3. extractionthe reaction mixture is extracted with ether
  4. customthe extract is dried
  5. distillationdistilled

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-518afa4c83704cdaa3f3d4946927941d
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1981_10
Patent number
US04297181

Reaction notes

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