Acetone → Cumene

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Reaction Steps

Patent Documents 4 to 6 disclose methods in which isopropanol from the hydrogenation of acetone is directly reacted with benzene to give cumene. In particular, Patent Document 6 discloses a process in which by-product acetone is hydrogenated to isopropanol, the isopropanol is reacted with benzene, and the resultant cumene is reacted to give phenol. In this process, however, the hydrogenation adds a step to the cumene process.

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