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Cyclohexene is a colorless clear liquid
Liquid

Liquid is one of the principal states of matter. A liquid is a fluid that has the particles loose and can freely form a distinct surface at the boundaries of its bulk material....
 cycloalkene
Cycloalkene

A cycloalkene or cycloolefin is a type of alkene hydrocarbon which contains a closed ring of carbon atoms, but has no aromaticity character....
 with an intense aversive characteristic sharp smell reminiscent of an oil refinery
Oil refinery

An oil refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt, heating oil, kerosene, and liquefied petroleum gas....
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It is not very stable upon long term storage with exposure to light and air and should be distilled before use to eliminate peroxides
Organic peroxide

Organic peroxides are organic compounds containing the peroxide functional group . If the R' is hydrogen, the compound is called an organic hydroperoxide....
. A common experiment among beginning organic chemistry
Organic chemistry

Organic chemistry is a discipline within chemistry which involves the science study of the structure, properties, composition, chemical reaction, and preparation of chemical compounds that contain carbon....
 students is the acid
Acid

An acid is traditionally considered any chemical compound that, when dissolved in water, gives a solution with a hydrogen ion Activity greater than in pure water, i.e....
 catalyzed dehydration
Dehydration reaction

In chemistry, a dehydration reaction is usually defined as a chemical reaction that involves the loss of water from the reacting molecule. Dehydration reactions are a subset of elimination reactions....
 of cyclohexanol
Cyclohexanol

Cyclohexanol is the organic compound with the Chemical formula 5CHOH. The molecule is related to cyclohexane ring by replacement of one hydrogen atom by a hydroxide....
 with distillative
Distillation

Distillation is a method of separation process mixtures based on differences in their Volatility in a boiling liquid mixture. Distillation is a unit operation, or a physical separation process, and not a chemical reaction....
 removal of the resulting cyclohexene from the reaction mixture:



ohexene is used in manufacturing of adipic acid
Adipic acid

Adipic acid is the organic compound with the chemical formula 42. From the industrial perspective, it is the most important dicarboxylic acid: About 2.5 billion kilograms of this white crystalline powder are produced annually, mainly as a precursor for the production of nylon....
, hexahydrobenzoic acid, maleic acid
Maleic acid

Maleic acid or -butenedioic acid or cis-butenedioic acid or malenic acid or maleinic acid or toxilic acid is an organic compound that is a dicarboxylic acid ....
, cyclohexanol
Cyclohexanol

Cyclohexanol is the organic compound with the Chemical formula 5CHOH. The molecule is related to cyclohexane ring by replacement of one hydrogen atom by a hydroxide....
 and cyclohexeneoxide.






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Cyclohexene is a colorless clear liquid
Liquid

Liquid is one of the principal states of matter. A liquid is a fluid that has the particles loose and can freely form a distinct surface at the boundaries of its bulk material....
 cycloalkene
Cycloalkene

A cycloalkene or cycloolefin is a type of alkene hydrocarbon which contains a closed ring of carbon atoms, but has no aromaticity character....
 with an intense aversive characteristic sharp smell reminiscent of an oil refinery
Oil refinery

An oil refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt, heating oil, kerosene, and liquefied petroleum gas....
.

It is not very stable upon long term storage with exposure to light and air and should be distilled before use to eliminate peroxides
Organic peroxide

Organic peroxides are organic compounds containing the peroxide functional group . If the R' is hydrogen, the compound is called an organic hydroperoxide....
. A common experiment among beginning organic chemistry
Organic chemistry

Organic chemistry is a discipline within chemistry which involves the science study of the structure, properties, composition, chemical reaction, and preparation of chemical compounds that contain carbon....
 students is the acid
Acid

An acid is traditionally considered any chemical compound that, when dissolved in water, gives a solution with a hydrogen ion Activity greater than in pure water, i.e....
 catalyzed dehydration
Dehydration reaction

In chemistry, a dehydration reaction is usually defined as a chemical reaction that involves the loss of water from the reacting molecule. Dehydration reactions are a subset of elimination reactions....
 of cyclohexanol
Cyclohexanol

Cyclohexanol is the organic compound with the Chemical formula 5CHOH. The molecule is related to cyclohexane ring by replacement of one hydrogen atom by a hydroxide....
 with distillative
Distillation

Distillation is a method of separation process mixtures based on differences in their Volatility in a boiling liquid mixture. Distillation is a unit operation, or a physical separation process, and not a chemical reaction....
 removal of the resulting cyclohexene from the reaction mixture:

  • Refractive Index: 1.4465
  • Critical temperature: 287.2 °C (560.4 K)


Uses

Cyclohexene is used in manufacturing of adipic acid
Adipic acid

Adipic acid is the organic compound with the chemical formula 42. From the industrial perspective, it is the most important dicarboxylic acid: About 2.5 billion kilograms of this white crystalline powder are produced annually, mainly as a precursor for the production of nylon....
, hexahydrobenzoic acid, maleic acid
Maleic acid

Maleic acid or -butenedioic acid or cis-butenedioic acid or malenic acid or maleinic acid or toxilic acid is an organic compound that is a dicarboxylic acid ....
, cyclohexanol
Cyclohexanol

Cyclohexanol is the organic compound with the Chemical formula 5CHOH. The molecule is related to cyclohexane ring by replacement of one hydrogen atom by a hydroxide....
 and cyclohexeneoxide. Further it is used as a solvent
Solvent

A solvent is a liquid or gas that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.The most common solvent in everyday life is water....
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See also

  • Diels-Alder Reaction
    Diels-Alder reaction

    The Diels-Alder reaction is an organic chemical reaction between a conjugated diene and a substituted alkene, commonly termed the dienophile, to form a substituted cyclohexene system....
  • Benzene
    Benzene

    Benzene, or benzol, is an organic compound chemical compound and a known carcinogen with the molecular formula Carbon6Hydrogen6....
  • Cyclohexane
    Cyclohexane

    Cyclohexane is a cycloalkane with the molecular formula Carbon6Hydrogen12. Cyclohexane is used as a nonpolar solvent for the chemical industry, and also as a raw material for the industrial production of adipic acid and caprolactam, both of which are intermediates used in the production of nylon....
  • 1,2-Cyclohexadiene
  • 1,3-Cyclohexadiene
    1,3-Cyclohexadiene

    1,3-Cyclohexadiene is a highly flammable cycloalkene that occurs as a colorless clear liquid. Its refractive index is 1.475 .It can be used as a hydrogen donor in transfer hydrogenation, since its conversion to benzene + hydrogen is in fact exothermic ....
  • 1,4-Cyclohexadiene
    1,4-Cyclohexadiene

    1,4-Cyclohexadiene is a highly flammable cycloalkene that occurs as a colorless clear liquid.1,4-Cyclohexadiene and related compounds may be prepared from benzene using lithium or sodium in liquid ammonia, this process being known as a Birch reduction....


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