Definition of "cyclohexanone" [cyclohexanone]

• The alicyclic ketone obtained from cyclohexane by the replacement of a methylene group by a carbonyl group. (noun)

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• "New research out of Johns Hopkins finds this chemical - called cyclohexanone - may be leaching out of the plastics used to make these devices and ending up in the fluids meant to help people get better when they are in the hospital."
• "Cyclohexanone monooxygenase 1.14.13.22 1 Nomenclature EC number 1.14.13.22 Systematic name cyclohexanone: NADPH: oxygen oxidoreductase (6-hydroxylating, 1,2-lacto - nizing) Recommended name cyclohexanone monooxygenase Synonyms CHMO"
• "Reagents useful for the oxidation of secondary alcohols to ketones, but normally inefficient for oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes, include chromium trioxide (CrO3) in a mixture of sulfuric acid and acetone (Jones oxidation) and certain ketones, such as cyclohexanone, in the presence of aluminium isopropoxide (Oppenauer oxidation)."