PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ARALKYL ALCOHOLS

摘要

It is known to produce an aromatic alcohol by the catalytic hydrogenation of at least one tertiary peroxy compound selected from tertiary aromatic hydroperoxides and tertiary aromatic peroxides in the presence of a palladium catalyst in a solvent to form the corresponding aromatic alcohol. …Known palladium catalysts tend, however, to lose their activity too quickly and the amounts of re-usable palladium recovered after the hydrogenation reaction are lower than is desirable. …By using a lower aliphatic alcohol solvent and a palladium catalyst having a palladium metal surface area, determined by the CO chemisorption method, of up to 200 m<2>/g.Pd these problems are mitigated or overcome, and the desired aromatic alcohol is obtained at high selectivity and in high yield.