chemrox - 19-8-2011 at 09:38
I have a large quantity of 1,1 cyclopentane diol and I want to make some of it into cyclopentanone. I've looked everywhere I can think of for this
conversion with no luck. I tried a standard oxidation with KMnO4 and ended up with a purple mess that smelled like old gym socks. A pointer as to
where I might find the information would be appreciated. Thanks, CRX
smuv - 19-8-2011 at 20:15
1,1-cyclopentanediol...so the hydrate of cyclophentanone? typo?
Late edit: cyclopentanone not cyclophentanone (whatever that is)
[Edited on 8-20-2011 by smuv]
ThatchemistKid - 20-8-2011 at 19:25
This could be a shot in the dark but.. if you subjected it to dehydration conditions you could make a double bond between carbons one and two or one
and five (doesnt matter) enol keto tautomerization leads to cyclopentanone. I think I similar method is used to make acetyl aldehyde from ethylene
glycol under certain conditions.. granted though the hydroxyl groups are on different carbons in that case.
ThatchemistKid - 20-8-2011 at 19:27
actually wait..yes the hydrate of cyclopentaone did you mean 1,2 cyclopentane diol, that is what I thought your post said when I first read it? ..the
above mentioned method could still work in that case.
not_important - 20-8-2011 at 20:14
If it is the 1,1 diol then it's a hydrate. Dump into tolune and azetrope off the water.
If it's the 1,2 diol then the acid catalysed pinacol-typr rearrangement (with hydrogen migrating) will give the ketone.
Oxidation would give the diketone and/or ring opening to dicarboxilic acids and so on.
http://jjc.yu.edu.jo/Issues/Vol4No3PDF/05galley%20proof%20of...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinacol_rearrangement
chemrox - 24-8-2011 at 12:54
thanks-it is the 1,1 I'll try the azeotrope.. it wouldn't be bad to have it in toluene anyway