ZEOLITE-CATALYZED SELECTIVE DECOMPOSITION OF CUMENE HYDROPEROXIDE INTO PHENOL AND ACETONE

Authors
SASIDHARAN M KUMAR R
Citation
M. Sasidharan et R. Kumar, ZEOLITE-CATALYZED SELECTIVE DECOMPOSITION OF CUMENE HYDROPEROXIDE INTO PHENOL AND ACETONE, Journal of chemical research. Synopses, (2), 1997, pp. 52-53
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Journal of chemical research. Synopses → ACNP
ISSN journal
03082342
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
52 - 53
Database
ISI
SICI code
0308-2342(1997):2<52:ZSDOCH>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Crystalline, microporous molecular sieves efficiently catalyse the sel ective decomposition of cumene hydroperoxide into phenol and acetone, both under batch (25 degrees C) and down-flow fixed-bed (60 degrees C) conditions; large-pore high-silica zeolites, mainly zeolite Beta and its metallo-silicate (B-, Fe- and Ga-silicate) analogues, are found to be particularly useful catalysts in this reaction giving ca. 92 +/- 3 % phenol selectivity.