Alternating-current electrolysis for the production of phenol from benzene

Byungik Lee; Hiroto Naito; Masahiro Nagao; Takashi Hibino

doi:10.1002/anie.201202159

Alternating-current electrolysis for the production of phenol from benzene

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2012 Jul 9;51(28):6961-5. doi: 10.1002/anie.201202159. Epub 2012 Jun 8.

Authors

Byungik Lee¹, Hiroto Naito, Masahiro Nagao, Takashi Hibino

Affiliation

¹ Graduate School of Environmental Studies Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Japan.

PMID: 22684819
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201202159

Abstract

Works both ways: phenol was produced by both anodic and cathodic benzene oxidations over the V(x)O(y)-Sn(0.9)In(0.1)P(2)O(7) electrode in an electrochemical cell, thus allowing the use of AC electrolysis for phenol production. AC electrolysis was found to be more efficient and selective toward phenol production than DC electrolysis.