摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a production method of industrially suitable 1,2-pentane diol and 1,5-pentane diol with furfuryl alcohol used as a production raw material.SOLUTION: A production method of 1,2-pentane diol and 1,5-pentane diol is characterized by reacting furfuryl alcohol with hydrogen, using at least one alkaline compound selected from the group consisting of compounds containing an alkali metal and an alkali earth metal in the presence of a copper-containing metal catalyst. |