HYDROXYLATION OF BENZENE WITH HYDROGEN PEROXIDE BY THE USE OF HYDROPHOBIC CATECHOLS AND Fe3+ COMPLEXES AS THE CATALYST

Abstract
Hydroxylation of benzene with H2O2 was carried out in the Presence of a variety of catechols and Fe3+ in a benzene–H2O biphase system. The hydrophobic catechols were found far more effective as the catalyst than the hydrophilic ones.