Starting with Cyclohexanone, How Could You Prepare the Diketone Below

question 24

Multiple Choice

Starting with cyclohexanone, how could you prepare the diketone below?

• A)Treat cyclohexanone with a base under thermodynamic conditions.
• B)Hydrogenate cyclohexanone with Raney nickel.
• C)Convert cyclohexanone into the a-bromoketone and then react this with the enolate of cyclohexanone.
• D)Convert cyclohexanone into an enamine with diethylamine and then react this with more cyclohexanone.

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