Cumene → Phenol

HRID 2198598Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2198598 reaction equation
[C:1]1(C(C)C)[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1.[O-]O.[C:12]1([CH:18]([CH3:20])[CH3:19])[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=1.CC(C)(C1C=CC=CC=1)[OH:23]>CC(C)=O>[C:1]1([OH:23])[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1.[CH3:20][C:18]([C:12]1[CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[CH:14][CH:13]=1)=[CH2:19]

Participants

6

Reactant 3

HCID 7406CumeneHCID 120532-Phenyl-2-propanolHCID 53627471Cumen hydroperoxide

Product 2

HCID 996PhenolHCID 7407Alpha-Methylstyrene

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 180AcetoneSolvent

Procedure

A process of decomposing a cumene oxidation product mixture containing cumene hydroperoxide (CHP) and dimethylphenylcarbinol (DMPC) to produce phenol, acetone and alpha-methyl styrene (AMS) with reduced by-product formation which comprises the steps:

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-2bcbe45c38824a438166c21e44285ca2
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1982_11
Patent number
US04358618

Reaction notes

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