However, while it is still selective in the first step, the reaction path then branches out and up to 16 different products are formed, not necessarily methanol. The situation is different with ...

When the alcohols with the shortest hydrocarbon chains, eg methanol, ethanol or propanol, are added to water, they mix easily to produce a solution. However, the solubility decreases as the length ...

More information: Wei Xiong et al, Active copper structures in ZnO–Cu interfacial catalysis: CO2 hydrogenation to methanol and reverse water–gas shift reactions, Science China Chemistry (2023).