One-step synthesis of phenol by O- and OH- emission material.
A novel approach to the direct synthesis of phenol from benzene was obtained with high benzene conversion (30%) and phenol selectivity (approximately 90%) by using a microporous material [Ca24Al28O64]4+.4O-(C12A7-O-) as catalyst with oxygen and water; active O- and OH- anions are proposed to play important roles in the formation of phenol by hydroxylating the aromatic ring of benzene.
Dong
Ting
T
Department of Chemical Physics, BCL Lab, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, P.R. China 230026.
Li
Jiang
J
Huang
Fan
F
Wang
Lian
L
Tu
Jing
J
Torimoto
Yoshifumi
Y
Sadakata
Masayoshi
M
Li
Quanxin
Q