| CPC C07C 1/24 (2013.01) [B01J 23/10 (2013.01); B01J 23/688 (2013.01); C07C 2523/10 (2013.01); C07C 2523/68 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |

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1. A method for producing butadiene, the method comprising an olefinating step of reacting erythritol with hydrogen and forming the butadiene, wherein in the olefinating step, a reaction of the erythritol with the hydrogen proceeds in the presence of a catalyst under a condition substantially free of a solvent, wherein the catalyst is ReOX—Au/CeO2 or ReOX—Ag/CeO2.
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