Patent ID: 7663003

Claim:
A process for hydrogenating an organic compound having at least one carbonyl group, comprising contacting the organic compound comprising at least one carbonyl group in the presence of hydrogen with a shaped article wherein the shaped article is produced in a process comprising: preparing an oxidic material comprising copper oxide, aluminum oxide and at least one selected from the group consisting of lanthanum oxide, tungsten oxide, and a mixture thereof, by simultaneous precipitation of the copper oxide, aluminum oxide and at least one of lanthanum oxide, tungsten oxide, and a mixture thereof from a solution of salts of the metals; adding at least one substance selected from the group consisting of powdered metallic copper, copper flakes, powdered cement, graphite and a mixture thereof to the oxidic material, and shaping the mixture of the oxidic material and at least one substance to the shaped article, wherein the organic compound comprising at least one carbonyl group is selected from the list of compounds consisting of an aldehyde, a ketone, a carboxylic acid, a carboxylic acid ester and a carboxylic acid anhydride.