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HRID 1449409Generated: October 31, 2026

1-Butanol → 2-Ethylhexanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant1-ButanolHCID 263—
CatalystHCID 178505374HCID 178505374—
SolventIsobutanolHCID 6560—
Product2-EthylhexanolHCID 772012.1%

Reaction Steps

The mixture is then hydrogenated continuously on a copper chromite catalyst under 300 bars and at 180° C. 865 g of n-butanol, 98 g of iso-butanol and 92 g of 2-ethyl-hexanol are obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04190731
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_02
ORD IDord-a5bfb8ad6f4b47acab1aabcf9f274cde
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_02