2-heptylcyclopentan-1-one

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:

Conditions: temp:0.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: 27.6 g of tosylmethyl isocyanide and 20 g of 2-heptylcyclopentanone were dissolved in 400 ml of 1,2-dimethoxyethane and 10 ml of ethanol. The solution was cooled to 0° C. with an ice-bath, and 29 g of tBuOK were added in 1 hour maintaining the temperature between 0 and 10° C. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was poured into water and extracted with cyclohexane. The organic layer was washed 3 times with water until neutral pH. Purification by bulb-to-bulb distillation (150° C./0.06 mbar) gave 13.4 g of the pure 2-heptylcyclopentanecarbonitrile. maintaining the temperature between 0 and 10° C After completion of the reaction extracted with cyclohexane The organic layer was washed 3 times with water until neutral pH Purification by bulb-to-bulb distillation (150° C./0.06 mbar)