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NOVELTY - Preparation of alpha -phenylethanol comprises taking acetophenone as raw material, alcohol as hydrogen source and solvent and magnesium oxide/graphene oxide hybrid material as catalyst, reacting at 45-90 degrees C for 2-10 hours and carrying out distillation process. The magnesium oxide/graphene hybrid material is made of magnesium oxide and graphene at mass ratio of 100:0.002-0.02. The content of graphene in hybrid material is 0.2-2 wt.%. USE - Method for preparing alpha -phenylethanol (claimed). ADVANTAGE - The method is short, energy-saving, simple and environment-friendly and has no byproducts.