3603-99-4

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 108, p. 2787, 1986 DOI: 10.1021/ja00270a066

Cyclotetradecanone [3603-99-4] M 206.3, m 25o, b 145o/10mm, d 4 0.926, n D 1.480. It is converted to the semicarbazone which is recrystallised from EtOH and re-converted to the free cyclotetradecanone by hydrolysis [Dretloff et al. J Am Chem Soc 109 7797 1987]. Fractionate it in a vacuum.