Patent ID: 6133487
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: C07C,Y02P

Abstract:
A process for the synthesis of phenol by the direct oxidation of benzene with hydrogen peroxide in an inert organic solvent, in the presence of a titanium silicate catalyst having the formula (III):xTiO.sub.2 .multidot.(1-x)SiO.sub.2 (III)where x is between 0.0001 and 0.4; andwherein the organic solvent is a member selected from the group consisting of a compound having general formula (I) ##STR5## where R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, are the same or different, and represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group with from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and a compound having general formula (II) ##STR6## where R and R', are the same or different, and represent an alkyl radical with from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.