Application of ferric oxide and copper oxide mixture as catalyst for catalyzing p-nitrophenol to prepare p-aminophenol

The invention belongs to the technical field of organic synthesis, and particularly relates to application of a mixture of ferric oxide and copper oxide or a composition containing the ferric oxide and copper oxide as a catalyst for catalyzing p-nitrophenol to prepare p-aminophenol. The invention finds that p-aminophenol can be synthesized by taking p-nitrophenol as a raw material, a mixture of ferric oxide and copper oxide or a composition containing ferric oxide and copper oxide components as a catalyst and hydrogen as a reducing agent through catalytic reduction reaction; the ferric oxide and copper oxide catalyst takes ferric salt and copper salt as raw materials, is prepared by using a relatively simple precipitation method, and is low in price; the hydrogen is used as a reducing agent, the price is low, the condition is mild, and industrial production is more facilitated; the production cost is low, the operation is simpler, industrial large-scale production is facilitated, and higher economic benefits