Electrochemical oxidation of benzene to phenol

Byungik Lee; Hiroto Naito; Takashi Hibino

doi:10.1002/anie.201105229

Electrochemical oxidation of benzene to phenol

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2012 Jan 9;51(2):440-4. doi: 10.1002/anie.201105229. Epub 2011 Dec 5.

Authors

Byungik Lee¹, Hiroto Naito, Takashi Hibino

Affiliation

¹ Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.

PMID: 22144229
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201105229

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Benzene / chemistry*
Electrochemistry
Electrodes
Hydroxylation
Oxidation-Reduction
Phenol / chemistry*

Substances

Phenol
Benzene