Benzoic Acid → Cyclohexyl phenyl ketone

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A mixture of 11.5 g/h of benzoic acid, 36 g/h of cyclohexanecarboxylic acid and 13 g/h of water was evaporated in an evaporator and passed, together with 10 l/h of nitrogen, at 450° C., over 100 ml of a catalyst which contained 2% by weight of potassium oxide, the remainder being anatase. The reaction gases were then cooled and were collected in a receiver. From the discharged two-phase mixture, the organic phase was analyzed by gas chromatography. The conversion of benzoic acid was 98%. The selectivity with respect to cyclohexyl phenyl ketone was 60%.

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