“…Free 1-hydroxyalkyl radicals, which result from the abstraction of a hydrogen atom from the carbon atom bonded to the hydroxyl group in molecules of saturated aliphatic alcohols except methanol under the action of chemical initiators, 29,30 light, 17,31 or ionizing radiation, 32,33 add at the double bond of free formaldehyde dissolved in the alcohol, forming 1,2-alkanediols, 8,9,12,[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36] carbonyl compounds, and methanol 8,33 via the chain mechanism. The yields of the latter two products in the temperature range of 303 to 448 K are one order of magnitude lower.…”