中文摘要：

羟基磷酸铜是一种重要的苯酚羟化催化剂^[1-4]。相对于其它催化剂而言^[5-8]，羟基磷酸铜具有制备成本低、催化活性较高、易于产物分离、催化过程较为洁净等优势，具有更广阔的应用前景。但在合成过程中需要使用大量的磷酸，按其化学组成，即使产率达到100％，也有超过82％的磷酸被浪费，而磷酸的过量排放会造成环境污染，

英文摘要：

Copper hydroxyphosphate was rapidly synthesized by using a novel hydrothermal method, in which phosphoric acid and copper acetate hydrate are two mainly raw materials in the procedure of preparation with- out the presence of ethylenediamine. Compared with the conventional method, this new method cost less with less reaction time and without damage to environment. The resultant copper hydroxyphosphate samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction（XRD）, single crystal X-ray diffraction and Leica optical microscopy. The as-synthesized samples show significant activities to the hydroxylation of phenol. The exposure of special crystal planes（011） and （101） can be used to explain the high hydroxylation activities of as-synthesized copper hydroxyphosphate at 80℃.