H . ▁Per kin ▁Jr . ▁( 1 8 6 0 – 1 9 2 9 ) ▁prepared ▁it ▁via ▁a ▁W urt z ▁reaction ▁of ▁ 1 , 6 - d ib rom o hex ane . ▁ ▁Re actions ▁and ▁uses ▁Although ▁rather ▁un re active , ▁cy clo hex ane ▁under go es ▁catal yt ic ▁ox id ation ▁to ▁produce ▁cy clo hex an one ▁and ▁cy clo hex an ol . ▁ ▁The ▁cy clo hex an one – cyc lo hex an ol ▁mixture , ▁called ▁" K A ▁oil ", ▁is ▁a ▁raw ▁material ▁for ▁ad ip ic ▁acid ▁and ▁cap rola ct am , ▁prec urs ors ▁to ▁n yl on . ▁ ▁Several ▁million ▁kil og rams ▁of ▁cy clo hex an one ▁and ▁cy clo hex an ol ▁are ▁produced ▁ann ually . ▁ ▁Labor atory ▁sol vent ▁and ▁other ▁n iche ▁uses ▁It ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁sol vent ▁in ▁some ▁br ands ▁of ▁correction ▁fluid . ▁Cy clo hex ane ▁is ▁sometimes ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁non - pol ar ▁organ ic ▁sol vent , ▁although ▁n - hex ane ▁is ▁more ▁widely ▁used ▁for ▁this ▁purpose . ▁It ▁is ▁frequently ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁rec ry st all ization ▁sol vent , ▁as ▁many ▁organ ic ▁comp ounds ▁exhib it ▁good ▁sol ub ility ▁in ▁hot ▁cy clo hex ane ▁and ▁poor ▁sol ub ility ▁at ▁low ▁temper atures . ▁ ▁Cy clo hex ane ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁for ▁cal ibration ▁of