The catalytic dehydration of 2-propanol, 1-butanol, and 2-butanol over La 2O 3, CeO 2, Pr 6O 11, Sm 2O 3, Eu 2O 3, Dy 2O 3, Ho 2O 3, and Yb 2O 3 is studied. Because of the gradual variation of the general properties of 4 f oxides, the former group has been considered a likely series to analyze the existence of definite correlations between alkene distribution and catalyst properties, often reported in the literature. According to our study, the effect of temperature on product distribution may strongly restrict the validity of such correlations. This point is discussed on the basis of the linear relationships found here between E a and log A.