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Upstream product

• 67-56-1 methanol 
• 591-78-6 n-hexan-2-one 
• 7433-56-9 (E)-5-decene 
• 78389-72-7 1-iodo-2-hexanone 

Downstream Products

• 6920-22-5 Hexane-1,2-diol 
• 20261-68-1 1-chlorohexan-2-one 
• 86921-37-1 1-(2-Phenethyl)-2-methyl-4-n-butylimidazole 
• 80696-29-3 (S)-(+)-2-Amino-1-hexanol 
• 1613415-72-7 (R)-4-butyl-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,2,3-oxathiazolidine 2,2-dioxide 
• 5665-74-7 2-amino-1-hexanol 
• 5177-85-5 2-(2,4-dinitro-phenylhydrazono)-hexanal-(2,4-dinitro-phenylhydrazone) 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Synthesis of aggregation pheromone components of cerambycid species through α-hydroxylation of alkylketones

The synthesis of 3-hydroxy-2-hexanone and 2,3-hexanediol, two components of the aggregation pheromone of several cerambycid species, is disclosed in here. Starting from 2-hexanone, through an α-hydroxylation using (diacetoxyiodo)benzene, 3-hydroxy-2-hexanone is obtained in good yield. Further reduction of this compound, gives 2,3-hexanediol in excellent yield. A study of the α-hydroxylation reaction of several alkylketones using an hypervalent iodine reagent is also disclosed in here. The synthesis of optically active compounds (R)- and (S)-3-hydroxy-2-hexanone was achieved starting from 2-hexanone with nitrosobenzene and L- and D-proline respectively, in several reaction media.

Catalytic oxidative cleavage of olefins promoted by osmium tetroxide and hydrogen peroxide

Hydrogen peroxide was employed as the terminal oxidant in the osmium tetroxide mediated oxidative cleavage of olefins, producing the corresponding aldehyde and ketone products. Aryl olefins are cleaved in good to excellent yield regardless of arene electronics. Alkyl olefins cleave in moderate to good yield for di- and tri-substituted alkenes. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2011.

Photo-irradiation of α-halo carbonyl compounds: A novel synthesis of α-hydroxy- and α,α′-dihydroxyketones

The reaction of α-halo ketones (α-iodocycloalkanones, α-bromocycloalkanones, α-iodo-β-alkoxy esters, and α-iodoacyclicketones) with irradiation under a high-pressure mercury lamp gave the corresponding α-hydroxyketones in good yields. For α-bromoketones, it was found that α-hydroxylation does not occur. However, α-bromoketones were converted into α-hydroxyketones in the presence of KI. In the case of α,α′-diiodo ketones, α,α′-dihydroxyketones, which up to now have scarcely been reported, were obtained. This reaction affords a new, clean and convenient synthetic method for α-hydroxy- and α,α′- dihydroxyketones.

Oxidation of ketone by palladium(II), α-hydroxyketone synthesis catalyzed by a bimetallic palladium(II) complex

A bimetallic palladium(II) complex containing a triketone ligand and a bridging dinitrogen ligand oxidizes ketones in aqueous THF to α-hydroxyketone by a direct air oxidation. While the normal synthesis of α-hydroxyketones involves a series of reactions, this synthesis performs the transformation in one step in a catalytic air oxidation. This synthesis does not involve an olefin and is almost unprecedented in transition metal catalysis. Its main virtue is its simplicity and actually it is an enolization reaction. Methanesulfonic acid is used to accelerate the enolization of ketones. The reaction is carried out in the presence of CuCl2 and/or dioxygen only. In particular, it is found that the hydroxyketone formation does not require the presence of CuCl2. Matrix assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) and time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOFMS) are used to record the mass spectra of α-hydroxyketones products. α-Cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CHCA) matrix promoted the molecular ion detection when 180 pmol of α-hydroxyketones is introduced into the TOFMS.

Selectivity in the Oxidation of Aliphatic Ketones by Thallic Sulphate in Aqueous Medium

The effects of temperature, structure and sulphuric acid concentration on the selectivity of the oxidation of aliphatic ketones (R1COR2) (1a-g) by thallic sulphate have been investigated.With increasing temperature the quantity of internal α-hydroxyketone (3a-d) decreases and the quantity of 1-hydroxyketone (2a-d) increases in the oxidation of methyl alkyl ketone (R2>CH3) (1a-d).The same concerns to the oxidation products of hexan-3-one (1e): 2-hydroxy-hexan-3-one (2e) and 4-hydroxy-hexan-3-one (3e), respectively. "The inverse selectivity temperature" (IST) for oxidation of linear methyl alkyl ketones (1a-c) and hexan-3-one (1e) has been found.With the use of the linear free-energy relationship it has been found that the selectivity of the reaction decreases with increasing the polar and steric effects of substituents R1,R2.With increasing the sulphuric acid concentration the selctivity of the oxidation of methyl alkyl ketones (1a, 1d) increases.