REACTION METHOD UTILIZING DIAPHRAM TYPE CATALYST AND APPARATUS THEREFOR

摘要

A method for carrying out a reaction of one substance capable of being activated by a catalyst with another substance capable of reacting with said one substance activated, characterized in that the substance capable of bein g activated is activated by passing the substance through a diaphram type catalyst and the reaction is thus performed in one reaction step; a method f or producing an aromatic alcohol utilizing the above method; and a reaction apparatus suitable for these reactions. In the method, one substance is activated by passing through a diaphram type catalyst and an objective reaction is carried out by using the activated substance, and the reaction c an be performed in one reaction step and with safety. Moreover, the contact of the above activated substance with a compound to be reacted therewith can be freely controlled, and therefore, over-reaction can be prevented and an objective product can be produced in high yield. The method is thus markedly advantageous from an economical view point as a commercial process for producing oxygen-containing organic compounds such as an aromatic alcohol, a ketone, an aldehyde, a carboxylic acid and an epoxide.