Cycloheptanone
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Cycloheptanone
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| Other names
Suberone
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.007.216 |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |
| C7H12O | |
| Molar mass | 112.172 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Colorless liquid |
| Density | 0.949 g/cm3 (20 °C)[1] |
| Boiling point | 179 to 181 °C (354 to 358 °F; 452 to 454 K)[1] |
| Insoluble | |
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| Flash point | 56 °C (133 °F; 329 K)[2] |
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Related cyclic ketones
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Cyclohexanone, Cyclooctanone, Tropinone |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cycloheptanone, (CH2)6CO, is a cyclic ketone also referred to as suberone. It is a colourless volatile liquid. Cycloheptanone is used as a precursor for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals.
Synthesis
In 1836, French chemist Jean-Baptiste Boussingault first synthesized cycloheptanone from the calcium salt of dibasic suberic acid. The destructive distillation of calcium suberate yields calcium carbonate and suberone:[3]
- Ca(O2C(CH2)6CO2) → CaCO3 + (CH2)6CO
Cycloheptanone is still produced by the cyclization and decarboxylation of suberic acid or suberic acid esters. This reaction is typically conducted in the gas phase at 400–450 °C over alumina doped with zinc oxide or cerium oxide.[4]
Cycloheptanone is also produced by the reaction of cyclohexanone with sodium ethoxide and nitromethane. The resulting sodium salt of 1-(nitromethyl)cyclohexanol is added to acetic acid and shaken with hydrogen gas in the presence of W-4 Raney nickel catalyst. Sodium nitrite and acetic acid are then added to give cycloheptanone.[5]
Cycloheptanone is also prepared by ring expansion of cyclohexanone with diazomethane as the methylene source.[5]
Uses and reactions
Cycloheptanone has no direct applications, but is a precursor to other compounds. Bencyclane, a spasmolytic agent and vasodilator is produced from it, for example.[4] Pimelic acid is produced by the oxidative cleavage of cycloheptanone.[6] Dicarboxylic acids such as pimelic acid are useful for the preparation of fragrances and certain polymers.[7]
Several microorganisms, including Mucor plumbeus, Mucor racemosus, and Penicillium chrysogenum, have been found to reduce cycloheptanone to cycloheptanol. These microorganisms have been investigated for use in certain stereospecific enzymatic reactions.[8]
References
- ^ a b The Merck Index, 11th Edition, 2728
- ^ a b c Cycloheptanone at Sigma-Aldrich
- ^ Thorpe, T. E. (1912). A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry. LCCN 12009914.
- ^ a b Siegel, H.; Eggersdorfer, M. "Ketones". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a15_077. ISBN 978-3527306732.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Dauben, H. J. Jr.; Ringold, H. J.; Wade, R. H.; Pearson, D. L.; Anderson, A. G. Jr. (1954). "Cycloheptanone". Organic Syntheses. 34: 19
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link); Collected Volumes, vol. 4, p. 221. - ^ Cornils, B.; Lappe, P. "Dicarboxylic Acids, Aliphatic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a08_523.pub2. ISBN 978-3527306732.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Dicarboxylic Acids". cyberlipids.org.
- ^ Lemiere, G. L.; Alderweireldt, F. C.; Voets, J. P. (1975). "Reduction of cycloalkanones by several microorganisms". Zeitschrift für Allgemeine Mikrobiologie. 15 (2): 89–92. doi:10.1002/jobm.19750150204.