Editing Carbon monoxide (section)

===Chemical industry===
Carbon monoxide is an [[industrial gas]] that has many applications in bulk chemicals manufacturing.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Elschenbroich|first1=C.|title=Organometallics: A Concise Introduction|last2=Salzer|first2=A.|publisher=Wiley-VCH|year=2006|isbn=978-3-527-28165-7|edition=2nd|location=Weinheim}}</ref> Large quantities of aldehydes are produced by the [[hydroformylation]] reaction of [[alkene]]s, carbon monoxide, and {{chem2|H2}}. Hydroformylation is coupled to the [[Shell higher olefin process]] to give precursors to [[detergent]]s.

[[Phosgene]], useful for preparing isocyanates, polycarbonates, and polyurethanes, is produced by passing purified carbon monoxide and [[chlorine]] gas through a bed of porous [[activated carbon]], which serves as a [[catalyst]].  World production of this compound was estimated to be 2.74 million tonnes in 1989.<ref name="Ullmann">{{Ullmann's|author1=Wolfgang Schneider|author2=Werner Diller|title=Phosgene|doi=10.1002/14356007.a19_411}}</ref>
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[[Methanol]] is produced by the [[hydrogenation]] of carbon monoxide. In a related reaction, the hydrogenation of carbon monoxide is coupled to C−C bond formation, as in the [[Fischer–Tropsch process]] where carbon monoxide is hydrogenated to liquid hydrocarbon fuels. This technology allows [[coal]] or biomass to be converted to diesel.

In the [[Cativa process]], carbon monoxide and methanol react in the presence of a homogeneous [[iridium]] [[catalyst]] and [[hydroiodic acid]] to give [[acetic acid]]. This process is responsible for most of the industrial production of acetic acid.