The invention discloses a
metal phosphate catalyst as well as a preparation method and application thereof in Friedel-Crafts reaction. The catalyst is composed of
transition metal ions and
phosphate ions, the
molar ratio of
phosphorus to the
transition metal elements is 1: (0.5-7), the
total acid amount of the catalyst is in
positive correlation with the catalytic activity, and the higher the
total acid amount is, the better the reaction effect is. The preparation method comprises the following steps: dissolving a
transition metal soluble salt in deionized water, adding a
phosphate aqueous solution, stirring to generate a precipitate, dropwise adding
nitric acid to dissolve the precipitate, adding
urea to obtain a
mixed solution, and carrying out
hydrothermal reaction, washing, suction
filtration and
drying to obtain a finished product. During application, the catalyst,
phenol and
alcohol are put into an intermittent reaction kettle,
nitrogen is introduced to maintain stable pressure, heating and stirring reaction are performed, and an
alkylphenol product is directly obtained. The catalyst is excellent in catalytic performance, mild in reaction condition and convenient to operate, the
alcohol conversion rate and the selectivity of target
alkylphenol can be effectively increased, meanwhile, the high conversion rate of
acyl chloride is achieved in the
acylation process, the process economy is improved, and an efficient and feasible technical scheme is provided for the Friedel-Crafts reaction.