C3H7OH
C4H10OH
CH3OH
C2H5OH
Methanol is produced in a reduction reaction of methanal with H2 gas in the presence of a Pd catalyst. The reaction can be represented as follows:
HCHO + H2 --(Pd)--> CH3OH
Methanal (formaldehyde, HCHO) is reduced by hydrogen gas (H2) in the presence of a palladium (Pd) catalyst. The hydrogen adds across the carbonyl group (C=O) of methanal, converting it to a hydroxyl group (-OH), resulting in the formation of methanol (CH3OH).