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In the light of the novel physical-chemical properties of supercritical water as a green reaction medium, we studied the synthesis of deuterated benzene in supercritical heavy water, in the presence of sodium deutroxide, as a catalyst. The effects of operational parameters including temperature, time, pressure (density), catalyst amount and benzene/D2O volumetric ratio on the degree of deuteriation (D%) and deuterated benzene yield were investigated extensively and the conditions for the highest degree of deuteration and product yield, were optimized. Furthermore, because of the importance of the pressure of solution inside the reaction medium on the H/D exchange process as well as the...