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Journal Article 
Electrochemical Oxidation of Benzene to Phenol 
Lee, B; Naito, H; Hibino, T 
2012 
Yes 
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)
ISSN: 1433-7851
EISSN: 1521-3773 
Angewandte Chemie 
51 
2 
440-444 
English 
22144229 
WOS:000298792100017 
Gas-phase electrochemistry: The direct hydroxylation of benzene to phenol was investigated using an electrochemical cell. The production of phenol over a VO(x) anode was found to be significant at 50 °C. The resultant current efficiency for phenol production and selectivity toward phenol reached 76.5 and 94.7 %, respectively. 
active oxygen species; benzene oxidation; electrochemistry; phenol synthesis