The invention relates to a
vanadium catalyst and a method utilizing the
vanadium catalyst to synthesize 2,3,5-trimethylbenzoquionone. The carrier of the catalyst is
active carbon, and the
active component is
metal vanadium, which is coated by a carbon-
nitrogen material. The carbon-
nitrogen material is formed by calcining a
raw material namely dicyandiamide in an
inert atmosphere. The preparation method of the catalyst comprises the following steps: dissolving a vanadium compound into a soluble
solvent, then impregnating
active carbon into the
solvent, adding raw materials,
drying, and then calcining in an
inert atmosphere so as to obtain the catalyst coated by a carbon-
nitrogen material. The catalytic synthesis of 2,3,5-trimethylbenzoquinone comprises the following steps: taking 2,3,6-trimethylphoenl as the
raw material, adding an
organic solvent, the vanadium catalyst, and
hydrogen peroxide, and then carrying out reactions at a specific temperature so as to obtain the 2,3,5-trimethylbenzoquinone. The catalyst preparation method has the advantages of simpleness, cheap
raw material, and suitability for industrial production. Moreover, the prepared catalyst has a very good activity and selectivity in the catalytic synthesis of 2,3,5-trimethylbenzoquinone, and can be easily recycled.