HYDROGENATION OF ALDEHYDES

摘要

A dialdehyde, trialdehyde or tetraldehyde or at least two thereof as aldehyde are hydrogenated by bringing into contact at least: - the aldehyde; - a catalyst comprising at least one metal selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt and copper in chemically bound and/or elemental form; - hydrogen; at a gas pressure in the range from 5 to 350 bar and a temperature in the range from 40 to 300.degree.C.