Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier, & Neustadt, P.C.
Method for producing an alcohol and catalyst precursor useful for the method
 A method for producing an alcohol, which comprises reacting an aldehyde with hydrogen in a gas phase in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst to form a corresponding saturated alcohol, wherein a reduced product of a catalyst precursor composition comprising components represented by the following formula (I): EQU Cu(a)--Cr(b)--Zn(c)--Mn(d)--Ba(e)--X(f) (I) wherein X is a transition metal of Group 8 or 4A of the Periodic Table, and a to f represent the contents of the respective components as converted to their oxides and have the following values: PA1 a: 20 to 50 wt % PA1 b: 0 to 50 wt % PA1 c: 0 to 50 wt % PA1 d: 0.1 to 5.0 wt % PA1 e: 0.1 to 5.0 wt % PA1 f: 0.01 to 3.0 wt % is used as the hydrogenation catalyst. 
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
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Tomoyuki Kouichi Hiroki
Mori Fujita Hinoishi