Benzene → Phenol

HRID 1182649Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1182649 reaction equation
C1C=CC=CC=1.C1CCCCC1.[C:13]1(=[O:19])[CH2:18][CH2:17][CH2:16][CH2:15][CH2:14]1>[Co].C1(O)CCCCC1>[C:13]1(=[O:19])[CH2:18][CH2:17][CH2:16][CH2:15][CH2:14]1.[C:13]1([OH:19])[CH:18]=[CH:17][CH:16]=[CH:15][CH:14]=1

Participants

7

Reactant 3

HCID 241BenzeneHCID 7967Cyclohexanone3×HCID 8078Cyclohexane

Product 2

HCID 996PhenolHCID 7967Cyclohexanone

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 104730CobaltCatalystHCID 7966CyclohexanolSolvent

Procedure

The cost of cyclohexanone is mainly subject to the raw material cost of pure benzene. Cyclohexanone is chemically synthesized by oxidation of cyclohexane using a cobalt catalyst, resulting in a mixture of cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol called “KA oil”. Alternatively, cyclohexanone can be produced by partial hydrogenation of phenol.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-ab848eb23af143eb9fdc8c5eeab1974d
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2014_03
Patent number
US08663957B2

Reaction notes

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