Anothcr routc for the manufacture of sebacic acid has been developed by Sumitomo. cis-Decalin is obtained from a two-step hydrogenation of naphthalene, and then oxidized to decalin hydroperoxide. This is rearranged to 6-hydroxycyclodecanonc, and - after elimination of water and hydrogenation - a mixturc of cyclodecanone and cyclodecanol is obtained. This mixturc is a good raw matcrial for selective sebacic acid:
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oxidation with HNO, to