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Varying amounts of K₂CO₃ and other K salts were added to the Cu-Cr (1:4) catalyst. The best yield (37%) of iso-BuOH was obtained with 70 gm. K₂CO₃ per 100 gm. Cu+Cr. Higher yields of total reaction product were obtained with K₂ZnO₂ than with K₂CO₃, but the product contained more H₂O. Other K salts gave poorer yields. With 248 gm. K₆Mo₇O₂₄, only CH₄ was recovered.