4-Methoxycyclohexanol (cis,trans) → 4-Methoxycyclohexanone

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To methylene chloride there was added 11 g of pyridinium chlorochromate, and a solution consisting of 4.2 g of 4-methoxycyclohexanol and 30 ml of methylene chloride was then added. The reaction was carried out at room temperature for 3 hours. The product was purified on Florisil column. After distillation, there was obtained 3.7 g of 4-methoxycyclohexanone.

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