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Quantum chemical calculations for model processes CH2=O + CH2=O-• ⇌ CH3O- + CH=O• and C6H5CH=O + C6H5CH=O-• ⇌ C6H5CH2O- + C6H5C=O• indicate convincingly their endoergicity. Therefore, spontaneous gas-phase Cannizzaro-type reaction between formaldehyde and benzaldehyde and their radical anions is unlikely to occur. This suggests a significant difference between the gas phase reaction under investigation and the classical Cannizzaro reaction.
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