PROCESS FOR PRODUCING DIFLUOROETHANOL

摘要

The present invention relates to a novel process for producing difluoroethanol. The process for producing difluoroethanol according to the invention is characterized in that it comprises hydrogenation, in the presence of an effective amount of a catalyst comprising at least one element of group VIII of the Periodic Table deposited on a solid mineral support with acidic properties, of an acetyl halide corresponding to the following formula: (I) in which formula X represents a halogen atom other than a fluorine atom.