Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid


Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid is the organic compound with the formula C6H11CO2H. It is the carboxylic acid of cyclohexane. It is a colorless oil that crystallizes near room temperature.

Preparation and reactions

It is prepared by hydrogenation of benzoic acid.
Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid is a precursor to the nylon-6 precursor caprolactam via its reaction with nitrosylsulfuric acid. It can also be oxidized to cyclohexene.
Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid exhibits the reactions typical of carboxylic acids, including its conversion to the acid chloride cyclohexanecarbonyl chloride using thionyl chloride or oxalyl chloride and to various other acyl derivatives either directly or by way of the acyl halide.

Biochemistry

Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid is a product in the metabolism of benzoic acid in certain microorganisms. In rat models, cyclohexanecarboxylic acid was found to have anti-convulsant acitvity in a manner similar to valproic acid.

Related compounds

Derivatives related to cyclohexanecarboxylic acid include: