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HRID 1489895Generated: October 31, 2026

Phenol → Diphenyl carbonate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhenolHCID 996—
ReactantPhenyl chloroformateHCID 15891—
CatalystVanadium carbideHCID 159387—
ProductDiphenyl carbonateHCID 7597—

Reaction Steps

Example 1 was repeated with 14.1 g of a powdered vanadium carbide from H. C. Starck at 140° C. After 2 hours' reaction time, phenol conversion was 16.3%, wherein 0.3 g of phenyl chloroformate and 25.5 g of diphenyl carbonate were formed. Selectivity for carbonates was 98.2%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05679825
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_10
ORD IDord-d460fbf1e4a54770a2012a78d752a795
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_10