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. 2023 Apr 5;13(16):10830–10839. doi: 10.1039/d3ra00990d

Products distribution of other phenolics compounds at different temperaturesa.

Reactant Phenol Anisole Phenol Anisole
Temperature 300 300 400 400
Conversion (%)
Phenol 63.34 99.28
Anisole 59.4 98.7
Yield (%)
PMB 4.38 3.68 10.19 8.99
HMB 2.87 2.74 52.45 49.76
Methylated anisole 10.72
Mesitylene 0.71 0.82
Benzene, 1,2,4,5-tetramethyl 1.68 0.79
Benzene, 1,2-diethyl-3,4-dimethyl 2.07 3.32
Phenol 8.83
Anisole 7.6
Guaiacol 2.38
Phenol, 2,6-dimethyl- 7.12 3.89 0.76 1.42
Phenol, 2,4,6-trimethyl- 10.35 3.56 1.27
Phenol, 2,3,5,6-tetramethyl 5.54 2.83 0.52 0.23
Phenol, 2-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-3-methyl 8.32 6.54 1.42
a

Reaction condition: catalyst = 33-SA, N2 = 50 mL min−1, WHSV = 4 h−1, methanol to phenolic compounds molar ratio = 25.