1 College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, China. wwt1806@163.com mym63@sina.com.
Quinone-amine polymers were employed as metal-free and reductant-free catalysts for the hydroxylation of benzene to phenol with molecular oxygen, yielding phenol as high as the transition metal catalyst.