2000 Volume 48 Issue 11 Pages 1831-1832
Anion-exchange resins modified with metal-prophine (M-Pr) have been investigated to develop a solid catalyst in the oxidative reaction of phenols by O2 in air. Co-Pr, which is easily prepared and separable from the reaction mixture, has been proved to accelerate the oxidative reaction of phenols such as 3, 5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole. The resulting main oxidative products were identified to be quinones by using the GC-MS method.