In a process for the preparation of alcohols by catalytic hydrogenation of
carbonyl compounds, the catalyst used is 0.01 to 50% by weight of rhenium
and 0 to 20% by weight, in each case based on the total weight of the
catalyst, of at least one further metal chosen from Zn, Cu, Ag, Au, Ni,
Fe, Cr, V on oxidatively pretreated activated carbon as support.
