4-Methylcyclohexanone

4-methylcyclohexanone is a colorless liquid with a musty animalistic odor. It is used as a food additive.

CLEAR COLOURLESS TO SLIGHTLY YELLOW LIQUID

4-Methylcyclohexanone has an acetone-like odor.

4-Methylcyclohexanone was used in the synthesis of the pinguisane-type sesquiterpenoid acutifolone A, in racemic form. It is used as intermediates of CCNU and it can be also be used as a solvent.

Intermediates of Liquid Crystals

By oxidation of a mixture of cis- and trans-4-methylcyclohexanol.

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 38, p. 2011, 1973 DOI: 10.1021/jo00951a009
Tetrahedron Letters, 25, p. 173, 1984 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)99832-0

4-Methylcyclohexanone is a cyclic flavor ketone that is reported to be present in volatile oil of roasted sesame seeds.

Flammable

Dry the ketone with CaSO4, then fractionally distil it. The semicarbazone has m 197o , 203.5o(dec) (from MeOH or EtOH). [White & Bishop J Am Chem Soc 62 8 1945, Vogel & Oommen J Chem Soc 774 1930, Beilstein 7 III 63, 7 IV 44.]