PROCESS FOR PRODUCING P-CHLOROBENZENES

摘要

ABSTRACTA process for producing a p-chlorobenzene having theformula: (I)wherein R is a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy group ora halogen atom, which comprises chlorinating a benzenehaving the formula: (II)wherein R is as defined above, in a liquid phase in thepresence of a catalyst, characterized in that thecatalyst is a combination of an aliphatic alcohol havingthe formula:R'OH (III)wherein R' is a lower alkyl group or a lower haloalkylgroup, and a zeolite having a SiO2/Al2O3 molar ratio offrom 3 to 8 and a pore size of from 6 to 10 .ANG..