| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hydrogenolysis catalyst applicable for industrial production, which affords a hydroxy compound from an ether compound having a hydroxymethyl group at a high reaction rate with a good yield and high selectivity.SOLUTION: There is provided a process for producing a hydroxy compound, comprising hydrogenolysis of an ether compound containing a hydroxymethyl group in the presence of an amine compound, the hydrogenolysis being carried out under presence of a hydrogen source using a catalyst obtained by mixing at least one metal compound selected from the group consisting of (A) metal compounds containing any of metals of Group 3 to Group 11 of the Periodic Table, (B) metal oxides containing a metal of either Group 5, Group 6 or Group 7 of the Periodic Table, and (C) high-valence metal compounds containing any of metals of Group 8 or Group 11 of the Periodic Table, followed by a reduction treatment of the obtained mixture. |
