LIQUID PHASE CO-AMMONOLYSIS OF PHENOL AND CYCLOHEXANOL WITH PALLADIUM-ON-CARBON CATALYST

Abstract In the presence of Pd/C catalyst, phenol and cyclohexanol are aminated simultaneously to aniline and cyclohexylamine by ammonolysis, while conversion of phenol or cyclohexanol alone is very poor. It is suggested that this amiantion is caused by hydrogen transfer between phenol and cyclohexanol. Ru/C, Rh/C, and Pt/C are ineffective for this co-amination.