Decomposition of dihydroperoxide to resorcinol.

摘要

An improvement in the preparation of resorcinol included the decomposition of m-diisopropylbenzene dihydroperoxide (m-DHP) to resorcinol and acetone in the presence of an effective amount of a Lewis acid catalyst selected from boron trifluoride, ferric chloride and stannic chloride. Typically, minute quantities of the catalyst, preferably 10 to 50 ppm, are effective to increase the yields of resorcinol.