VISIBLE-LIGHT-MEDIATED ONE-STEP METHOD FOR PREPARING PHENOL AND CYCLOHEXANONE FROM CYCLOHEXYLBENZENE

    公开(公告)号:EP4458797A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-06

    申请号:EP22914136.1

    申请日:2022-12-08

    申请人: Fudan University

    摘要: The present invention relates to a visible-light-mediated one-step method for preparing phenol and cyclohexanone from cyclohexylbenzene (CHB). The method specifically comprises: under the irradiation of visible light, and with a hydrogen bromide solution as a catalyst and oxygen as an oxidizing agent, directly oxidizing cyclohexylbenzene in an organic solvent to break a carbon-carbon bond, so as to generate phenol and cyclohexanone. The method avoids such a process in a cyclohexylbenzene method in the prior art that cyclohexylbenzene needs to be first oxidized to obtain cyclohexylbenzene-1-hydroperoxide (1-CHBHP), then the mixture of the oxidation reaction products is treated, and then a cyclohexylbenzene peroxide is decomposed in an acidic condition to obtain phenol and cyclohexanone, and also avoids potential risks caused by the accumulation of peroxides. In addition, the method further has a great number of advantages of the operation being simple, reagents being easily available, reaction conditions being mild, easy control being achievable, the reaction being able to be scaled-up, a good selectivity being obtained, etc.