The invention discloses a method for preparing cyclooctanol and cyclooctanone through
cyclooctane oxidation. The method comprises the following steps: (1)
cyclooctane, a catalyst and an
oxygen-containing gas are continuously delivered into an oxidation reactor, such that a reaction is carried out, wherein
tail oxygen concentration is controlled at within 5% through controlling the input amount of the
oxygen-containing gas, the usage amount of the catalyst is 5-10000ppm of the total weight of
cyclooctane, a
reaction temperature is 120-250 DEG C, a reaction pressure is 0.1-2.0MPa, and an oxidation reactor average
retention time calculated according to liquid-phase substances is 0.4-6h, such that oxidation reaction liquid containing cyclooctanol and cyclooctanone is obtained; (2) the oxidation reaction liquid obtained in the step (1) is continuously delivered into a rectification
tower; a light component comprising cyclooctane is obtained at the
tower top, and is recycled in the oxidation reactor; cyclooctanol and cyclooctanone crude products are obtained at the
tower bottom; and the crude products are respectively purified, such that cyclooctanol and cyclooctanone products are obtained. The method provided by the invention is green and environment-friendly, and has the advantages of mild
reaction conditions, high product yield, and good selectivity.