| abstract |
(57) [Summary] [Objective] To provide a method for producing phenols with high selectivity by efficiently oxidizing aromatics. [Structure] In producing a phenol in a liquid phase by oxidizing an aromatic compound, a noble metal of Group VIII of the periodic table, IIIa, IVa, Va, VIa, VIIa, IIb, A method for producing phenols, wherein the vanadium compound is dissolved in the system in the presence of a catalyst in which a base metal oxide composed of one or more selected from IVb and Vb groups is supported on a carrier. |