Abstract
DIBAH (i-Bu/sub 2/AlH in the presence of the cyclopentadienyl compound Cp/sub 2/ZrCl/sub 2/ as a catalyst) will reduce CO at room temperature and 1 to 4 atm to give, on hydrolysis, a mixture of the linear aliphatic alcohols methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, and possibly a trace of pentanol. A reaction mechanism is proposed. (JSR)
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