申请人:MITSUI PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
公开号:EP0021848A1
公开(公告)日:1981-01-07
A process for the preparation of phenols comprises reacting in a reaction vessel (1) an a-hydroxyalkyl-substituted aromatic compound and/or an α,β-unsaturated alkyl-substituted aromatic compound with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of an acid catalyst, in which hydrogen peroxide is diluted with a diluent, especially acetone, so that the volume is at least 10 times the original volume, and the diluted hydrogen peroxide is supplied in separate portions to at least two parts of a reaction vessel or is scattered into the reaction vessel (1) by sprinkling. According to a preferred embodiment, the diluted hydrogen peroxide is continuously supplied to the gas phase in the reaction vessel from a scattering device (12) which is similar to but separate from a scattering device (2) for supplying the starting aromatic compound, in particular a product formed by oxidizing an isopropyl aromatic compound with molecular oxygen.
According to this process, the efficiency of utilization of hydrogen peroxide is increased and a phenol of high quality can be obtained safely and in a high yield.
制备苯酚的工艺包括在酸催化剂存在下,在反应容器(1)中使 a-羟基烷基取代的芳香化合物和/或 α,β-不饱和烷基取代的芳香化合物与过氧化氢反应、其中过氧化氢用稀释剂,特别是丙酮稀释,使其体积至少为原体积的 10 倍,稀释过的过氧化氢分别供给反应容器的至少两个部分,或通过洒水撒入反应容器 (1)。根据一个优选的实施方案,稀释的过氧化氢从一个散射装置(12)持续供应到反应容器中的气相中,该装置类似于供应起始芳香族化合物的散射装置(2),但又与之分开,起始芳香族化合物特别是异丙基芳香族化合物与分子氧氧化形成的产物。
根据这种工艺,可以提高过氧化氢的利用效率,安全、高产地获得高质量的苯酚。