1095.    FROLICH, P. K.  Role of Catalysts in High-Pressure Synthesis From Water Gas.  Jour. Soc. Chem. Ind., vol. 47, 1928, pp. 173-179T; Chem. Abs., vol. 22, 1928, p. 3282.

       High-pressure synthesis of NH₃ and of synthol is briefly discussed.  The latter process is considered to be prohibitive from a commercial standpoint because of the complexity of the products obtained.  These 2 applications of high-pressure technic have demonstrated the possibility of synthesizing the entire aliphatic range of compounds from the cheapest grade of coal and have stressed the necessity of bringing the reactions under control so as to obtain (1) 1 compounds, (2) a limited number of single compounds or (3) a mixture of related compounds.  The synthesis of any aliphatic compound is possible by studying intensively temperature, pressure and specific catalysts.  The synthesis of alcohols by oxide catalysts is outlined, and it is shown that there is a very close relation between the decomposition and synthesis of CH₃OH.