Oxygen → 4-Nitrophenol

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Reaction Steps

In Example 1, the reactor headspace contained less than 3 mol % oxygen. In Example 1, the conversion of p-nitrochlorobenzene is 94.7% in eight hours, whereas in Example 2 the conversion of p-nitrochlorobenzene is only 70% in eight hours. In Example 1, the yield of p-nitrophenetole was 95.3%, whereas in Example 2 the yield of p-nitrophenetole is 93.5%. Also, for every 100 parts of p-nitrophenetole produced in accordance with Example 1, 3.5 parts of p-nitrophenol by-product was produced. On the other hand, for every 100 parts of p-nitrophenetole produced in Example 2, 4.0 parts of p-nitrophenol by-product is produced.

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