Cyclohexylacetone

Cyclohexylacetone (acetonylcyclohexane) is an organic compound. Cyclohexylacetone is closely related to phenylacetone being phenylacetone with the benzene ring replaced with a cyclohexane ring.

Cyclohexylacetone

Names
Preferred IUPAC name 1-Cyclohexylpropan-2-one
Identifiers
CAS Number	103-78-6 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	60261 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.002.858
EC Number	203-143-9
PubChem CID	66899
UNII	V54Y1GAG9I Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID2059279
InChI InChI=1S/C9H16O/c1-8(10)7-9-5-3-2-4-6-9/h9H,2-7H2,1H3 Y Key: UHBZEAPZATVYKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
SMILES O=C(CC1CCCCC1)C
Properties
Chemical formula	C9H16O
Molar mass	140.226 g·mol−1
Density	0.905 g/cm3
Boiling point	198 to 200 °C (388 to 392 °F; 471 to 473 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Applications

Propylhexedrine can be synthesized from cyclohexylacetone through the reductive amination of an intermediary imine over an aluminum-mercury amalgam in the presence of a hydrogen source.^[1]

Another cyclohexylacetone use is in the production of droprenilamine.

See also

• Phenylacetone