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Direct Phenol Synthesis by Selective Oxidation of Benzene with Molecular Oxygen on an Interstitial‐N/Re Cluster/Zeolite Catalyst
Author(s) -
Bal Rajaram,
Tada Mizuki,
Sasaki Takehiko,
Iwasawa Yasuhiro
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200502940
Subject(s) - zeolite , catalysis , benzene , phenol , chemistry , selectivity , oxygen , molecular oxygen , chemical engineering , inorganic chemistry , photochemistry , organic chemistry , engineering
Remarkable selectivity (88 % in the steady‐state reaction and 94 % in the pulse reaction) is observed in the direct synthesis of phenol from benzene with molecular oxygen over a Re/zeolite catalyst prepared by chemical‐vapor deposition. The novel interstitial‐N/Re clusters are formed with NH 3 and are essential for the activity in the selective oxidation reaction.