Oxygen → P-Toluic Acid

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Reaction Steps

Into a pressure vessel equipped with magnetic agitation is placed a charge that at the reaction temperature of 205° C. is composed of about 2.9 wt.% ethylene, 55.9 wt.% p-xylene, 41.1 wt.% benzene at a partial pressure of oxygen of 60 p.s.i.a. and a system pressure of 1125 p.s.i.g. The reaction mixture is reacted for 10 min. Analysis of the liquid phase effluent shows that 1.26 wt.% ethylene oxide has been produced as well as 1.0 wt.% p-tolualdehyde, 1.5 wt.% p-methyl benzyl alcohol moieties, and 0.75 wt.% p-toluic acid moieties.

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