Cyclohexanol is colorless, transparent and hygroscopic with smell of camphor oily liquid or white acicular crystal. Soluble in water, mixed with ethanol, ethyl acetate, carbon disulfide, turpentine, flaxseed oil and aromatic hydrocarbons.
1. Used in cyclohexanol dehydrogenation.
2. It is the raw material of fiber finishing agent, insecticide and plasticizer.
3. Mainly for the production of adipic acid hexamethylenediamine cyclohexanone caprolactam.
4. Used as a stabilizer, soap manufacturing disinfection soap and detergent emulsion.
5. Used as a solvent for rubber, resin, nitro fiber, metal soap, oil, ester and ether.
6. As the admixture of coating, leather degreasing agent, remover, dry cleaner.
7. Used for the preparation of adipic acid, hexamethylenediamine, cyclohexanone, cyclohexylamine, caprolactam etc.
8. Cyclohexanol reaction with phosgene formic acid cyclohexyl chloride, is the initiator peroxide on carbonate ester of intermediates.