| abstract |
In the water gas shift reaction, n n H.sub.2 O+CO→H.sub.2 +CO.sub.2 n n and more particularly in hydroformylation of olefins, e.g. ethylene ##EQU1## and in hydrohydroxymethylation in which an alcohol, e.g. propanol, is produced, higher yields and/or fewer by-products and branched chain products and/or faster reactions are obtained using a combination of two or more Group VIII metal carbonyls one of which is ruthenium. |