Hokko Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

Cataler Corporation

Daihatsu Motor Company, Ltd.

Senshu Mitachi

Kimiyoshi Kaneko

Hirohisa Tanaka

Keiichi Narita

Mareo Kimura

Isao Tan

Mari Uenishi

Masashi Taniguchi

Noboru Sato

Nobuhiko Kajita

Yoshiharu Ozaki

To provide a perovskite-type composite oxide which has stable quality in which a solid solution of Pd is formed at a high rate, a method for producing the perovskite-type composite oxide, and a catalyst composition containing the perovskite-type composite oxide, the perovskite-type composite oxide is produced by formulating materials in accordance with each atomic ratio of a perovskite-type composite oxide represented by the following general formula (1):ABPdO&#x2003;&#x2003;(1)wherein A represents at least one element selected from rare earth elements and alkaline earth metals; B represents at least one element selected from transition elements (excluding rare earth elements, and Pd), Al and Si; x represents an atomic ratio satisfying the following condition: 1&#x3c;x; y represents an atomic ratio satisfying the following condition: 0&#x3c;y&#x2266;0.5; and &#x3b4; represents an oxygen excess.

Perovskite-type composite oxide, catalyst composition and method for producing perovskite-type composite oxide

A new improved process of producing a rare earth metal alkoxide is now provided, which comprises reacting a rare earth metal carboxylate with an alkali metal alkoxide in an inert organic solvent under anhydrous conditions, and which can be conducted in a facile way and give the desired rare earth metal alkoxide of a high purity in a high yield.

Process for the production of a rare earth metal alkoxide

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Kanagawa, Japan

Senshu Mitachi