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HRID 1723534Generated: November 1, 2026

Phenol → Cyclohexanone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhenolHCID 996—
ReactantSodium CarbonateHCID 10340—
ReactantSodiumHCID 5360545—
ProductCyclohexanolHCID 79668%
ProductCyclohexanoneHCID 796791.5%

Reaction Steps

A reduction of phenol was performed at 215° C. and 70 psig, with 0.03 gm. sodium as sodium carbonate per 1000 gm. phenol. After 150 minutes, the reaction yielded 91.5% cyclohexanone and 8% cyclohexanol.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04861921
Source datasetuspto-grants-1989_08
ORD IDord-01ab816b9d6e456f98269e4de4f16964
Source noteuspto-grants-1989_08