| abstract |
A process for preparing phenol by hydrodeoxygenation of a polyhydroxylated benzene derivative or by selective hydroxylation of benzene under depletion conditions, wherein the above reaction comprises VB, VIB, VIII, IB, IIB, IVA The process is characterized in that it is carried out in the presence of a catalyst based on a multicomponent metal oxide comprising at least one metal selected from group VA. [Selection] Figure 1 |