Selectivity Effects in the Hydrogenation of 4-t-butyl Phenol over Rhodium and Platinum Heterogeneous Catalysts

K. G. Griffin, S. Hawker, P. Johnston, and M-L. Palacios-Alcolado Johnson Matthey, Royston, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

C. L. Clayton University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

ABSTRACT

This work illustrates the effect of catalytic metal, support, solvent, temperature and hydrogen pressure on the activity and selectivity of the ring hydrogenation of 4-t-butyl phenol.