Methanol Formation from Dichloromethane under Hydrothermal Conditions
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Chemistry Letters
- Vol. 28 (1) , 83-84
- https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.1999.83
Abstract
CH2Cl2 (1 mole) mixed with NaOH (2 moles) was treated under hydrothermal conditions at 250 °C. The chlorinated methane was completely hydrolyzed to form methanol and the formate by the Cannizzaro reaction. The reactant and products were analyzed by 1H-, 2H-, and 13C-NMR. Solvent isotope effect on the transformation was also investigated. The hazardous and environmentally troublesome organic solvent was safely converted into the useful compounds.Keywords
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