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Does anyone know how to do a multi step synthesis of cyclohexanol to cyclohexanone using NaOCl and HOAC?

April 26, 2017Chemistry cyclohexanol cyclohexanone Mathematics multi naocl step synthesis

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Does anyone know how to do a multi step synthesis of cyclohexanol to cyclohexanone using NaOCl and HOAC?

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you can’t show this as a multistep synthesis because it is only one reaction. This would be considered a one step synthesis of cyclohexanone from cyclohexanol. You are basically doing an acid mediated bleach oxidation of an alcohol. You could however show the steps within the reaction mechanism.