The present invention provides a method for converting an aromatic hydrocarbon to a phenol by providing an aromatic hydrocarbon comprising one or more aromatic C—H bonds and one or more activated C—H bonds in a solvent; adding a phthaloyl peroxide to the solvent; converting the phthaloyl peroxide to a di-radical; contacting the di-radical with the one or more aromatic C—H bonds; oxidizing selectively one of the one or more aromatic C—H bonds in preference to the one or more activated C—H bonds; adding a hydroxyl group to the one of the one or more aromatic C—H bonds to form one or more phenols; and purifying the one or more phenols.
本发明提供了一种将
芳香烃转化为
酚的方法,包括以下步骤:提供一种包含一个或多个芳香C-H键和一个或多个活化C-H键的
芳香烃,并将其溶解于溶剂中;向溶剂中加入邻苯二酰过氧化物;将邻苯二酰过氧化物转化为二自由基;将二自由基与一个或多个芳香C-H键接触;有选择性地氧化其中一个或多个芳香C-H键,而不是其中一个或多个活化C-H键;向其中一个或多个芳香C-H键中加入一个羟基,形成一个或多个
酚;对一个或多个
酚进行纯化。