Starting with Cyclohexanone, How Could You Prepare the Diketone Below

question 20

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  -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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