Patent ID: 9376375
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: C07C

Claim Text:
1. A process for producing cyclododecanone oxime comprising reacting cyclododecanone and an aqueous solution of an inorganic salt of hydroxylamine in the presence of a carboxylic acid in a system consisting of an aqueous phase and a hydrophobic solvent phase, wherein the carboxylic acid is at least one selected from the group consisting of undecanoic acid, lauric acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, arachic acid, dodecanedioic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid and linolenic acid, a pH of the aqueous phase during the reaction is adjusted in the range of 5 or more and less than 6 by adding aqueous ammonia, and the hydrophobic solvent is an aromatic or aliphatic hydrocarbon.