14C-tracer studies in the homogeneous rhodium-catalysed conversion of carbon monoxide and hydrogen into methanol and ethylene glycol

Abstract

¹⁴ C-Tracer Studies Show hat methanol and ethylene glycol are primary products of the homogeneous rhodium-catalysed conversion of CO–H₂ mixtures, are not solvent derived, and do not undergo secondary transformation under the reaction conditions; (CH₂O)_x appears to be converted into a common reaction intermediate.