Cyclohexene is used as a solvent. It is employed as a precursor to caprolactam, adipic acid, maleic acid, dicyclohexyladipate and cyclohexeneoxide. It is used as an intermediate for the production of cyclohexanol and cyclohexeneoxide.
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Applications
Cyclohexene is used as a solvent. It is employed as a precursor to caprolactam, adipic acid, maleic acid, dicyclohexyladipate and cyclohexeneoxide. It is used as an intermediate for the production of cyclohexanol and cyclohexeneoxide.
Solubility
Immiscible with cold water.
Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
Protection of the phenolic OH of tyrosine as the cyclohexyl ether has been effected with BF3 etherate. The group can be cleaved with HF or HBr/AcOH: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 100, 3559 (1978).
Hydrogen donor in catalytic hydrogen-transfer reactions, usually with palladium. For reviews, see: Chem. Rev., 74, 567 (1974); 85, 129 (1985). Examples:
Hydrogenolysis of benzyloxycarbonyl groups: Synthesis, 685 (1976). Simultaneous cleavage of benzyl and benzyloxycarbonyl groups: J. Chem. Soc., Perkin 1, 490 (1977). Cleavage of benzyl ethers: Synthesis, 396 (1981). With FeCl3, reduction of aryl carbonyl groups to methylene: J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 757 (1976).
Conditions have been described for work-up of the ozonide to give the monoacetal of the dialdehyde, the aldehydo-ester, or the dimethyl acetal of the methyl ester: Org. Synth. Coll., 7, 168 (1990).
Undergoes allylic acetoxylation, catalyzed by Palladium(II) acetate, 10516 , in the presence of MnO2 and 1,4-benzoquinone: Org. Synth. Coll., 8, 137 (1993).
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Hu, X.; Shi, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Zhu, B.; Zhang, S.; Huang, W. Nanotubular TiO2-supported amorphous Co-B catalysts and their catalytic performances for hydroformylation of cyclohexene. Catal. Commun. 2015, 59, 45-49.