| Description | 4-methylcyclohexanone is a colorless liquid with a musty animalistic odor. It is used as a food additive.
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| Chemical Properties | CLEAR COLOURLESS TO SLIGHTLY YELLOW LIQUID |
| Chemical Properties | 4-Methylcyclohexanone has an acetone-like odor. |
| Uses | Intermediates of Liquid Crystals |
| Uses | 4-Methylcyclohexanone was used in the synthesis of the pinguisane-type sesquiterpenoid acutifolone A, in racemic form. It is used as intermediates of CCNU and it can be also be used as a solvent. |
| Preparation | By oxidation of a mixture of cis- and trans-4-methylcyclohexanol. |
| Synthesis Reference(s) | The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 38, p. 2011, 1973 DOI: 10.1021/jo00951a009
Tetrahedron Letters, 25, p. 173, 1984 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)99832-0 |
| General Description | 4-Methylcyclohexanone is a cyclic flavor ketone that is reported to be present in volatile oil of roasted sesame seeds. |
| Flammability and Explosibility | Flammable |
| Purification Methods | Dry the ketone with CaSO4, then fractionally distil it. The semicarbazone has m 197o , 203.5o(dec) (from MeOH or EtOH). [White & Bishop J Am Chem Soc 62 8 1945, Vogel & Oommen J Chem Soc 774 1930, Beilstein 7 III 63, 7 IV 44.] |
