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Benzene is oxidised to maleic anhydride at high temperature, but with a very short residence time, over a vanadium pentoxide catalyst.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)

2
  +  
9
O2
  +  
V2O5
         
2
  +  
4
CO2
  +  
4
H2O
Reactant Page Go To Go To
Benzene     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Oxygen     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Vanadium(V) oxide Catalyst    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Maleic anhydride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Carbon dioxide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Cyclisation
Industrial Process: Organic
Oxidation: Of Substrate By Reagent

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