Abstract
The competitive hydroxylation of phenol with benzene or cyclohexane was conducted over the TS-1/H2O2 system. The products were hydroquinone (HQ), p-bezoquinone (p-BQ) and catechol (CA). The p-selectivity in phenol hydroxylation defined as (HQ+p-BQ)/(HQ+p-BQ+CA) was obviously enhanced by the coexistent molecules, and cyclohexane produced a more remarkable enhancing effect than benzene. The coexistent molecules were assumed to impose the steric restriction for the transition state of phenol hydroxylation, resulting in the enhancement of the shape-selectivity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 11-15 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Catalysis Communications |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |