It is a colorless compound that is soluble in a variety of organic solvents.

It can be prepared by oxidation of cyclohexanone by selenium dioxide.

[1] The enol is about 1 kcal/mol more stable than the diketo form.

[2] Numerous diimine and dioxime ligands have been prepared from this diketone.

[1] It also condenses with 1,2-diamines to give diaza heterocycles.