Chemical Properties
White solid or colorless liquid
Synthesis Reference(s)
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 86, p. 3068, 1964
DOI: 10.1021/ja01069a019Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 4, p. 218, 1963
Synthetic Communications, 9, p. 437, 1979
DOI: 10.1080/00397917908064174
Purification Methods
Purify the ketone via the semicarbazone (m 205-207o, from EtOH) and distil it through an efficient column. It sublimes in a vacuum. The oxime has m 80o, from MeOH or by sublimation in a high vacuum. [Cope et al. Org Synth Coll Vol IV 218 1963, Prelog et al. Helv Chim Acta 30 1746 1947, Ruzicka et al. Helv Chim Acta 11 675 1930, Beilstein 7 III 134, 7 IV 76.]
