T. M. Oshnyakova, N. A. Shchadneva, R. Khusnutdinov
Oct 4, 2008
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Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry
Abstract
Synthetic transformations of cyclododecene (I) have been studied in sufficient detail [1]. This compound has become accessible due to development of large-scale manufacture of cyclododeca-1,5,9-triene by trimerization of butadiene over titaniumand nickelcontaining catalysts. An important product of transformations of cyclododecene (I) is cyclododecanol (II) which is used as starting material for the synthesis of dodecanedioic acid, dodecane-1,12-diol, and ω-dodecalactam [1, 2]. The latter are widely used in the manufacture of polyesters, polyamides, Nylon-12, and high-quality plasticizers [1, 2]. Several methods for the synthesis of cyclododecanol (II) from cyclododecene (I) are known, in particular those based on epoxidation followed by catalytic reduction with hydrogen [3] and on treatment with three-fold excess of 96% H2SO4 with subsequent hydrolysis [4].