Cyclododecanone has a wide range of applications. In the field of spices, cyclododecanone can be used to synthesize musk ketone, cyclopentadecalactone, 5-cyclohexadecenone, cyclopentadecanone, etc. Among them, musk ketone is one of the main raw materials for the production of medicinal artificial musk, and has a good market prospect.
Cyclododecanone is also used as a pharmaceutical intermediate in the pharmaceutical field.
In addition, cyclododecanone also has the advantages of good chemical stability and high catalytic oxidation activity. It is widely used in organic synthesis, flavors and fragrances, medicine, coatings and other fields.
In the field of nylon, cyclododecanone is one of the important production units in the production of nylon 12. In the production process of nylon 12, the oxidative oximation method is the mainstream process, in which the preparation of cyclododecanone is a key step. At present, China has no nylon 12 production capacity, but Wanhua Chemical is building nylon 12 production capacity, and it is expected that the production capacity and demand of cyclododecanone will increase in the future.
Cyclododecanone oxime, a derivative product of cyclododecanone, is an intermediate material for nylon 12. With the acceleration of the localization process of nylon 12 market, the application demand of cyclododecanone oxime is also growing.