Benzyl aldehyde produced by reaction is further deoxygenated.This is probably a very important deoxygenation process in coal liquefaction.

• (3) 二苄醚的热解可用分子内氢转移模型得到较好解释, 热解产物苯甲醛进一步脱氧生成甲苯, 这可能是煤液化中除氧的一条很重要的途径。