Ethyl cyclohexanecarboxylate is used as an important raw material and intermediate used in organic Synthesis, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and dyestuff.
ChEBI: Ethyl cyclohexanecarboxylate is an ethyl ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of cyclohexanecarboxylic acid with ethanol. It has a role as a flavouring agent, a plant metabolite and a human metabolite. It is an ethyl ester and a volatile organic compound. It is functionally related to a cyclohexanecarboxylic acid.
Ethyl cyclohexanecarboxylate [3289-28-9] M 156.2, b 76 -77o/10mm, 92 -93o/34mm, 196 -1 9 6 . 2o/760mm, d 4 0.955, n D 1.441. Wash the ester with N sodium hydroxide solution, then water, dry with Na2SO4 and distil it. The amide has m 185-186o. [Adkins & Cramer J Am Chem Soc 52 4355 1930, Newman & Walborsky J Am Chem Soc 72 4296 1950, Beilstein 9 III 17, 9 IV 18.]
