Chemistry:Cyclooctanone

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Cyclooctanone is an organic compound with the formula (CH
2
)
7
CO
. It is a waxy white solid.

Synthesis and reactions

It can be prepared by

Among its many reactions, Baeyer-Villiger oxidation gives the nine-membered cyclic ester.[3]

See also

  • Suberone

References

  1. Dess, Daniel B.; Martin, J. C. (1991). "A useful 12-I-5 triacetoxyperiodinane (The Dess-Martin periodinane) for the selective oxidation of primary or secondary alcohols and a variety of related 12-I-5 species". Journal of the American Chemical Society 113 (19): 7277–7287. doi:10.1021/ja00019a027. 
  2. E. J. Eisenbraun (1965). "Cycloöctanone". Organic Syntheses 45: 28. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.045.0028. 
  3. Krow, Grant R. (1993). "TheBaeyer–VilligerOxidation of Ketones and Aldehydes". Organic Reactions. pp. 251–798. doi:10.1002/0471264180.or043.03. ISBN 978-0-471-26418-7.