Process for the preparation of cyclohexanol

摘要

A method for producing cyclohexanol by subjecting cyclohexene to a hydration reaction in the presence of water using a solid acid as a catalyst in which as a reaction solvent, there is used an organic solvent having a solubility in water at 25° C. of not higher than 5% by weight, a boiling point which is at least 20° C. higher than that of the cyclohexanol produced, a conversion rate of not more than 3% under the hydration reaction conditions, and a solvent effect index of not less than 1.5 which indicates the effect of making the distribution of cyclohexene into the aqueous phase predominate.