This is effected after production of acid, of ethanol and acetaldehyde from a synthesis gas.

摘要

A process for the selective preparation of two-carbon atom oxygenated hydrocarbons, namely acetic acid, ethanol, and acetaldehyde, by continuously contacting a reaction mixture containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide with a rhodium-manganese catalyst, at a combination of reaction conditions correlated so as to favor the formation of a substantial proportion of these products.