A Type of MOF-Derived Porous Carbon with Low Cost as an Efficient Catalyst for Phenol Hydroxylation

Table 2

Catalytic experiment results of phenol hydroxylation.

Catalyst	The content of Cu^2+ (mass %)	Catechol yield (%)	Hydroquinone yield (%)	Phenol conversion rate (%)	Others (%)	Catechol selectivity (%)
MDPC-600	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cu/MDPC-600	1	13.7	0	15.6	1.9	87.8
	2	16.7	2.1	24.6	6.8	67.9
	3	37.8	1.4	47.6	8.4	79.4
	4	34.9	3.1	47.4	9.4	73.6
	5	23.6	2.7	36.1	9.8	65.4

Reaction conditions: 0.88 mL phenol, 16 mL H₂O₂(30%), 30 mL deionized water, reaction temperature 80°C, reaction time 2 h, catalyst mass 0.05 g.