Abstract:
CYCLIC COMPOUNDS HAVING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FORMULAS: OR ARE DESCRIBED, WHERE N IS AN INTEGER NOT LESS THAN 4, AND THE UNSATURATIONS OF SAID COMPOUNDS EXHIBIT TRANS CONFIGURATIONS. THESES COMPOUNDS ARE PRODUCED BY A PROCESS COMPRISING REACTING BUTADIENE IN THE PRESENCE OF BOTH A NICKEL-HYDROGEN COORDINATION COMPLEX AND A HALOGENATED NICKEL-HYDROCARBON COORDINATION COMPLEX.
Abstract:
5-CYCLOHEXADECEN-1-ON IS PREPARED IN A HIGH YIELD BY HEAT TREATING 1,2-DIVINYL-CYCLODODECAN-1-OL IN THE PRESENCE OF N,Ndialkyl carboxylic acid amide, N-alkyl lactam or sulfoxide.