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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 1984
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Boy Cornils, Dinslaken, DE;
Carl D Frohning, Oberhausen, DE;
Gerhard Diekhaus, Oberhausen, DE;
Ernst Wiebus, Oberhausen, DE;
Helmut Bahrmann, Hu/ nxe, DE;
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
568902 ;
Abstract
A method for the production of ethanol or propanol comprising the reaction of methanol with carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst. The catalyst contains a cobalt compound, a ruthenium compound, iodine or an iodide, and a bi-dentate organic phosphine or phosphite. The reaction is carried out at 150.degree. to 250.degree. C., 200 to 600 bars, and in the presence of 5 to 25% by weight of water, based on the methanol.