“…Therefore a direct phenol synthesis from benzene with molecular oxygen as a sole oxidant is desirable from the viewpoints of an environment-friendly green process and economical efficiency. In previous studies, many oxidants have been used for direct phenol synthesis from benzene, such as O 2 [1][2][3][4][5][6], H 2 O 2 [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15], N 2 O [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25], H 2 ? O 2 [26,27], air/CO [28], and O 2 /H 2 O [29].…”