Verfahren zur Herstellung von alpha-Phenylaethylalkohol

摘要

A method of producing alpha -phenylethyl alcohol comprising a liquid-phase oxidation of ethylbenzene with molecular oxygen at a temperature of from 100 DEG to 300 DEG C under a pressure of from 1 to 100 atm. gauge in the presence of a carboxylic acid anhydride taken at a molar ratio of 1:1-12 relative to the ethyl-benzene. The resulting ester of alpha -phenylethyl alcohol and of a carboxylic acid is subjected to water hydrolysis into the desired product. The method of the invention is highly efficient and makes it possible to produce alpha -phenylethyl alcohol with a high yield and of a high purity.