Method for the preparation of cyclohexanol and/or cyclohexanone

Details Method for the preparation of cyclohexanol and/or cyclohexanone Method for the preparation of cyclohexanol and/or cyclohexanone

1980-10-30

1982-07-13

Lone, Werren B.

Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series

Organic compounds

Oxygen containing

568360, 568383, 568386, 568835, 568836, C07C 4532, C07C 3508

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043396046

ABSTRACT:
An improved method for the preparation of cyclohexanol and/or cyclohexanone from benzene. Cyclohexanol and/or cyclohexanone is prepared by the steps of hydrogenating benzene to form a hydrogenation reaction mixture containing cyclohexene, unreacted benzene, and by-product cyclohexane, hydrating cyclohexene thus obtained to form a hydration reaction mixture containing cyclohexanol, unreacted benzene and by-product cyclohexane and/or oxidating this cyclohexene to form an oxidation reaction mixture containing cyclohexanone, unreacted benzene and by-product cyclohexane, recovering from said hydration reaction mixture the cyclohexanol product and/or from said oxidation reaction mixture the cyclohexanone product, and an organic phase containing unreacted benzene and by-product cyclohexane, and recycling unconverted benzene to the benzene hydrogenation step. The improvement comprises introducing the organic phase containing unreacted benzene and by-product cyclohexane into a dehydrogenation zone wherein by-product cyclohexane is dehydrogenated to benzene and recycled to the hydrogenation step together with the unreacted benzene.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3682883 (1972-08-01), Block
patent: 3752776 (1973-08-01), Chester et al.

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