1014.    --------------.  [Preparation of Synthetic Oil Mixtures (Synthol) From Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen.  I.]  Brennstoff-Chem., vol. 4, 1923, pp. 276-285; Ges. Abhandl. Kenntnis Kohle, vol. 8, 1929, pp. 475-494; Chem. Abs., vol. 18, 1924, p. 459.

       Water gas was freed as completely as possible from S compounds and then treated at a temperature of 400°-450° and at 150 atm. pressure in the presence of Fe and K₂CO₃.  An oil and a water layer were formed in which the following products were identified.  The acids comprised 10% of the mixture HCO₂H; AcOH, propionic, isobutyric, and higher acids to C₈ were identified.  40% water-soluble and partly soluble alcohols, aldehydes, and ketones were found, such as MeOH, EtOH, PrOH, Me₂CO, and MeEtCO.  48% of the oil was volatile with steam and gave such products at EtCHO, Me₂CHCHO, Et₂CO, MePrCO, higher alcohols to C₉, and hydrocarbons.  2% of the oil is nonvolatile with steam.  The oil, synthol, which boils 80°-200° is suitable for motor fuel.  By heating synthol for 1 hr. at 450° under pressure a mixture of hydrocarbons was obtained that boiled 50°-300°.  The hydrocarbons present were saturated.  Naphthalene was one of the products identified.