PATENTS

      178.     ------.  [BERGWERKSGESELLSCHAFT HIBERNIA]  [Toluol.]  German Patent Appl. B 199,586, no date (Cl. 12 6-1.03).  Auszuge deut. Patent Anmeldingen, vol. 6, p. 12.

Toluol is obtained by passing a gas mixture of benzol, CO, and H2 at 400°-600° over a catalyst of ZnO or CdO and Al2O3 or ThO2 and then over a cokelike substance.