Patent ID: 8071822
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: C07C

Abstract:
1. A process for making a 1-butanol-containing reaction product, comprising: contacting a reactant comprising ethanol and hydrogen with a catalyst at a reaction temperature and pressure sufficient to produce said 1-butanol-containing reaction product, wherein said catalyst is derived from a hydrotalcite of the formula: wherein M M x is 0.66 to 1; M′ is (i) one or more divalent members selected from the group consisting of Pd, Pt, Rh, Co, and Cu; or (ii) one or more trivalent members selected from the group consisting of Fe, Cr, Au, Ir, and Ru; or (iii) a mixture of one or more of said divalent members with one or more of said trivalent members; A′ is the anion of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; n′ is the absolute value of the sum of the oxidation state of M′ and (−4); provided that if M′ is said mixture, then n′ is calculated according to the following equation: X X A a is 0.001 to 1; and y is 0 to 4; by a process comprising heating the hydrotalcite for a time and at a temperature sufficient to cause a diminution in the hydrotalcite powder X-ray diffraction pattern peak intensities between 2θ angles of 10 degrees and 70 degrees using CuKα radiation.