THE PRODUCTION OF ALCOHOLS AND ETHERS BY THE CATALYSED HYDROGENATION OF ESTERS

摘要

An alcohol and/or an ether is produced from a carboxylic acid ester by reacting the ester with hydrogen at elevated temperature in the presence as catalyst of a composition comprising an alloy of (i) at least one noble metal of Group VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements and (ii) at least one metal capable of alloying with the aforesaid Group VIII noble metal.