CATALYST FOR PRODUCING BOTH END-HYDROXYL GROUP-TERMINATED DIOLS, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE CATALYST, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE DIOLS BY USING THE CATALYST, AND BOTH END-HYDROXYL GROUP-TERMINATED DIOLS OBTAINED BY THE PROCESS

摘要

A catalyst which contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of Group V elements, Group VI elements, Group VII elements, Group VIII elements, Group IX elements, Group X elements, and Group XI elements in the periodic table, and is to be used for subjecting an epoxy alcohol represented by a general formula (1) to a hydrogenolysis reaction in the presence of at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of ethers, esters, aromatic hydrocarbon compounds, alicyclic hydrocarbon compounds and aliphatic hydrocarbon compounds. By use of such a catalyst, a both end-hydroxyl group-terminated diol having a high purity can be produced efficiently.