Phenol Production from Cumene Pathway

Phenol production from the cumene pathway begins with benzene and propene. A Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction joins them to form cumene. From there, cumene is converted into cumene hydroperoxide through a radical chain reaction.

The radical chain starts with initiation. A benzylic hydrogen is a...

The Hock process converts benzene to phenol via cumene and cumene hydroperoxide.

The first step involves the Friedel–Crafts alkylation of benzene with propene to generate cumene.

In this step, propene reacts with phosphoric acid to form the isopropyl cation that adds to the benzene ring to form cumene.

After this, cumene und...