Process for producing alcohols

摘要

Disclosed is a process producing alcohols, which comprises subjecting a mixture comprising an aldehyde having from 2 to 5 carbon atoms and a polycondensate of the aldehyde at a weight ratio of from 95 : 5 to 5 : 95 to a mixing hydrogenation reaction in the presence of a catalyst to produce alcohols corresponding to the aldehydes at the same time.