Cyclohexanone is a mid-boiling alicyclic ketone valued for its role as a chemical intermediate and high-performance solvent. It is widely used in large-scale industrial syntheses and formulation processes that require strong solvency for resins, polymers and organic intermediates.
Application
- Caprolactam intermediate
Cyclohexanone is a principal feedstock for oximation and subsequent Beckmann rearrangement to produce caprolactam, the monomer for Nylon-6 manufacture. - Coatings and paints solvent
Used as a solvent and co-solvent for nitrocellulose, alkyds and other resin systems where strong solvency and controlled evaporation are required. - Adhesives and sealants processing solvent
Employed to dissolve and process resins and tackifiers in solvent-borne adhesive formulations and hot-melt adhesives processing. - Fine-chemical and specialty intermediate
Used as a building block and reaction medium in multi-step syntheses for specialty chemical intermediates and industrial organic transformations. - Fragrance and flavor intermediate (industrial)
Serves as an intermediate in the synthesis of certain fragrance/odorants at industrial scale (industrial intermediate use; regulatory qualification required for consumer end-uses). - Analytical and laboratory reagent
Provided in small packs for R&D, QC and method development where a ketone solvent or intermediate is required.
