Cyclohexanone oxime
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| UN number | 2811 |
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| Template:Longitem | C6H11NO |
| Molar mass | 113.16 g/mol |
| Appearance | white solid |
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| Template:Longitem | −71.52·10−6 cm3/mol |
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Cyclohexanone oxime is an organic compound containing the functional group oxime. This colorless solid is an important intermediate in the production of nylon 6, a widely used polymer.
Preparation
Cyclohexanone oxime can be prepared from the condensation reaction between cyclohexanone and hydroxylamine:[1]
- C5H10CO + H2NOH → C5H10C=NOH + H2O
Alternatively, another industrial route involves the reaction of cyclohexane with nitrosyl chloride, which is a free-radical reaction. This method is advantageous as cyclohexane is much cheaper than cyclohexanone.
Reactions
The most famous and commercially important reaction of cyclohexanone oxime is Beckmann rearrangement yielding ε-caprolactam, which is used to produce Nylon 6:
This reaction is catalyzed by sulfuric acid,[1] but industrial scale reactions use solid acids.[2]
Typical of oximes, the compound can be reduced by sodium amalgam to produce cyclohexylamine.[3] It can also be hydrolyzed with acetic acid to give back cyclohexanone.
References
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- ↑ a b J. C. Eck and C. S. Marvel "ε-Benzoylaminocaproic Acid" Org. Synth. 1939, volume 19, pp. 20. Script error: No such module "CS1 identifiers".
- ↑ Corma, Avelino; Garcia, Hermenegildo "Organic reactions catalyzed over solid acids" Catalysis Today 1997, volume 38, pp. 257-308. Script error: No such module "CS1 identifiers".
- ↑ W. H. Lycan, S. V. Puntambeker, and C. S. Marvel "n-Heptylamine" Org. Synth. 1931, volume 11, pp. 58.Script error: No such module "CS1 identifiers".
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