401. ------. [COMMERCIAL SOLVENTS CORP.] [Production of Oxygenated Organic Compounds.] French Patent 774,157, Dec. 3, 1934; appl. filed June 5, 1934. Chem. Zentralb., 1935, II. P. 593.

Patent Abstracts

Higher alcohols are obtained from C oxides and H₂ in presence of hydrogenating catalysts such as metal oxides of groups 2 and 6 activated by means of the alkali salt of an organic acid. The reduction of CO takes place under the following conditions: Temperature 250º-650º, pressure>140 atm., gas flow 10,000-70,000 cc. Per cc. Catalyst per hr. The higher temperatures give increased yields of higher alcohols.