Claims
- 1. A catalyst for the homologation of alcohols consisting essentially of a rhodium moiety supported on lanthanum hydroxide wherein the atomic ratio of lanthanum to rhodium is in the range between about 0.001 and 50 to 1.
- 2. The catalyst of claim 1 wherein said rhodium moiety is RhCl.sub.3.
- 3. A method of preparing a catalyst for the homologation of alcohols which comprises combining, in a liquid phase reaction medium comprising alcohol, lanthanum hydroxide and a rhodium salt or compound, insoluble in said reaction medium.
- 4. The method of claim 3 wherein said rhodium salt or compound is RhCl.sub.3.
- 5. A catalyst for the homologation of alcohols consisting essentially of a ruthenium moiety supported on lanthanum hydroxide wherein the atomic ratio of lanthanum to ruthenium is in the range between about 0.001 and 50 to 1.
- 6. The catalyst of claim 5 wherein said ruthenium moiety is RuCl.sub.3.
- 7. A method of preparing a catalyst for the homologation of alcohols which comprises combining, in a liquid phase reaction medium comprising alcohol, lanthanum hydroxide and a ruthenium salt or compound, insoluble in said reaction medium.
- 8. The method of claim 7 wherein said ruthenium salt or compound is RuCl.sub.3.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 643,835, filed Aug. 24, 1984, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,540,836.
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