Journal of the American Chemical Society

A Study of the Nitric Acid Oxidation of Cyclohexanol to Adipic Acid1

HC Godt Jr, JF Quinn

Index: Godt; Quinn Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1956 ,  vol. 78, p. 1461,1464            

Full Text: HTML

Citation Number: 38

Abstract

During a study of the nitric acid oxidntion of cyclohexanol (I) to adipic acid (Lr), 6-nitro-G-Ii~ drosyi1iii1i~~ li~~~ ii11~ i~: icid i I1 arid oct~ tliydro-,~ aIT. 1O: iII-l:~,~~ t-epoxydihenzn-~- dioxin-~~~, l~ a-diol(VIII) were isolated from re: tctiotis\ vliicIi 11 ere~ i~ rf~~ riiic~ l; It trrnprr: iturrs frniii 10 to 50. Tlic structure proof of conipouiids I1 and 1'111 led to t\ vo iirw siili\ t, iiiccs, 6-: t~ iiitio-(ih~ tlro~ yiii; iii~~ Iicx~ i~ i~~ ic acid (111) and 6-osocyclohexen-1-yl ...