| abstract |
A process for producing cyclohexylbenzene, comprising contacting benzene and hydrogen with a catalyst under hydroalkylation conditions, to produce an effluent containing cyclohexylbenzene, the catalyst comprising a compound of a molecular sieve, an inorganic oxide different from said molecular sieve, and at least one hydrogenation metal, in which at least 50% by weight of said hydrogenation metal is supported on the inorganic oxide and in which the hydrogenation metal (s) are applied to the inorganic oxide before the inorganic oxide form the compound with the molecular sieve. |