The invention discloses a method for preparing hydrocarbyl
phenol by catalytic conversion of a phenolic compound in the presence of a
molybdenum-based catalyst. The method comprises mixing a phenoliccompound, a
molybdenum-based catalyst and a reaction
solvent, adding the mixture into a sealed reactor, feeding gas into the reactor, heating the mixture to 150-350 DEG C, carrying out stirring for areaction for 0.5-2h, then filtering to remove a
solid catalyst and carrying out rotary evaporateion to obtain a
liquid product. The phenolic compound has a wide source, a cost is low, product
alkyl phenol selectivity is high, an added value is high,
alcohol or an
alcohol-water mixture is used as a reaction
solvent, environmental friendliness is realized,
pollution is avoided, any
inorganic acids and alkalis are avoided in the reaction process, the common environmental
pollution problems in the
biomass processing technology are solved, the
reaction conditions are mild, the process can be carried out at a low temperature, high-efficiency conversion of the reactants can be realized without consuming
hydrogen gas and the method is suitable for large-scale industrial trial production.