Using your roadmap as a guide, show how to convert cyclohexane into hexanedial. Show all reagents and all molecules synthesized along the way. O=CCCCCC=O Cyclohexane Hexanedial

Question: Describe the series of reactions required to convert cyclohexane to hexanedial. Answer: To convert cyclohexane to hexanedial, follow these steps: 1. Oxidize cyclohexane to cyclohexanol using potassium permanganate (KMnO4) and water (H2O). 2. Oxidize cyclohexanol to cyclohexanone using Jones reagent, a mixture of chromium trioxide (CrO3) and sulfuric acid (H2SO4) in acetone. 3. Perform a Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation on cyclohexanone using peroxyacetic acid (CH3CO3H) to obtain ε-caprolactone. 4. Hydrolyze ε-Caprolactone using water (H2O) and a catalytic amount of base like lithium hydroxide (LiOH) or potassium hydroxide (KOH) to produce 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid. 5. Oxidize 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid to hexanedial using pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC).