Disclosed are a proton type &bgr; zeolite in which an acid site showing a desorption peak with a range of ±100° C. with a center of 330° C. exists in a spectrum measured by the ammonia temperature programmed desorption method (NH
3
-TPD), and an amount of a strong acid site showing a desorption peak of 500° C. or higher is controlled to 2.5 &mgr;mol/g or less, a method for preparing the same, and a process for preparing a phenol compound by oxidizing a benzene compound with a peroxide in the presence of the proton type &bgr; zeolite.
揭示了一种质子型β
沸石,其中通过
氨温度程序
脱附法(NH3-
TPD)测量的光谱中存在一个酸位显示出一个±100°C范围内的
脱附峰,中心温度为330°C,并且控制强酸位显示出500°C或更高
脱附峰的量为2.5μmol/g或更低,以及制备该
沸石的方法和在质子型β
沸石存在的情况下,在过
氧化物存在下
氧化
苯化合物制备
苯酚化合物的方法。