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Electrochemical Oxidation of Benzene to Phenol
Author(s) -
Lee Byungik,
Naito Hiroto,
Hibino Takashi
Publication year - 2012
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.201105229
Subject(s) - phenol , benzene , electrochemistry , anode , hydroxylation , chemistry , selectivity , phase (matter) , organic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , electrode , catalysis , enzyme
Gas‐phase electrochemistry : The direct hydroxylation of benzene to phenol was investigated using an electrochemical cell. The production of phenol over a VO x anode was found to be significant at 50 °C. The resultant current efficiency for phenol production and selectivity toward phenol reached 76.5 and 94.7 %, respectively.