mechanism in cumene's process
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The cumene process (cumene-phenolprocess, Hock process) is an industrialprocess for synthesizing phenol and acetone from benzene and propylene. ... This process converts two relatively cheap starting materials, benzene and propylene, into two more valuable ones, phenol and acetone.
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Cumene is oxidized with oxygen in air in the liquid phase to cumene hydroperoxide (CHP). The mechanism for the acid-catalyzed peroxide decomposition was investigated by Seubold and Vaugham. CHP decomposes very rapidly under acidic conditions and elevated temperatures.
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