摘要:
A method of decomposing a halogenated aromatic compound with an alkaline substance safely without fail, which comprises bringing the aromatic compound into contact with the alkaline substance in an aprotic polar solvent at a temperature ranging from about 150 to about 300 DEG C for about one to about ten hours, the alkaline substance being present in an amount of about 5,000 mg per kilogram of the reaction mixture as a whole in starting the reaction.