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Saturated aliphatic alcohols are prepared by a process which includes heating to at least 260 DEG C. a saturated aliphatic alcohol containing up to 11 carbon atoms with an olefine which is gaseous under normal temperature and pressure, in the presence of an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic or arylsulphide as an initiator. Examples describe the production of mixtures of alcohols by reacting methanol with ethylene in the presence of one of di-(a -phenyl ethyl), dimethyl, diethyl, dipropyl, dibutyl or di-tert.-butyl sulphide or one of 2,3,7,7-tetramethyl-3,6 -dithio-octane or 1,3,5-trithiacyclohexane.
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