The process of 4‐hydroxybiphenyl synthesis from 4‐isopropylbiphenyl |
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| Authors: | Zbigniew Stec Beata Orlińska Bartłomiej Jakubowski Jan Zawadiak |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Chemical Organic Technology and Petrochemistry, Silesian University of Technology, 4, Krzywoustego Street, 44‐100 Gliwice, Poland |
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| Abstract: | The kinetics of the oxidation of 4‐isopropylbiphenyl ( 1 ) in the liquid phase by oxygen to 1‐(1,1′‐biphenyl‐4‐yl)‐1‐methylethyl hydroperoxide ( 2 ) was investigated. The oxidizability of 1 in the temperature range from 60°C to 120°C and the overall energy activation of oxidation were determined. Long‐term oxidation of 1 to 2 in the temperature range of 80–120°C was investigated, and the yield and selectivity of the process were determined. Pure 2 was obtained, and its properties were defined. 4‐Hydroxybiphenyl was obtained as a result of the acidic decomposition of 2 . © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 40: 527–532, 2008 |
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