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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1982
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Boy Cornils, Dinslaken, DE;
Carl D Frohning, Oberhausen, DE;
Gerhard Diekhaus, Oberhausen, DE;
Ernst Wiebus, Oberhausen, DE;
Helmut Bahrmann, Hunxe, DE;
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568902 ;
Abstract
In a process for the production of ethanol and n-propanol by conversion of methanol with carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst containing cobalt, platinum, at least one halogen or halide, and an organic phosphine or phosphite, the improvement comprising the halogen or halide being chlorine or a chloride, and the phosphine or phosphite being bidentate. In addition, the conversion is carried out at pressures of 200 to 800 bars in the presence of 5 to 25% by weight of water, based on the methanol.