Acta Crystallographica Section E (Dec 2008)
(E)-2-(4-Fluorobenzylidene)cyclooctanone
Abstract
The title compound, C15H17FO, was prepared directly from the aldol condensation of cyclooctanone with 4-fluorobenzaldehyde, catalysed by Pd(Ni,Ce) in the presence of trimethylsilyl chloride. The eight-membered ring adopts a boat-chair conformation.
