TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The catalyst further comprises a second metal selected from Group IB, Group IIB, Group IIIB, Group IVB, Group VB, Group VIB, Group VIIB, Group VIII, Group IIIA, Group IVA, and Group VA. The Group VIII metal is nickel (Ni) or palladium (Pd). The second metal comprises tin (Sn) or molybdenum (Mo). The catalyst comprises greater than or equal to 0.5 wt.% of the Group VIII metal and greater than or equal to 0.05 wt.% of the second metal. The crystalline alumina support is a transitional alumina support. The crystalline alumina support is theta -alumina. The crystalline support is modified with a member selected from boron (B), chromium (Cr), cerium (Ce), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), Mo, niobium (Nb), tungsten (W) and/or zirconium (Zr).    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Method: The mixture of oxygenates is produced by reacting an aqueous feedstock, the aqueous feedstock comprising water and at least one oxygenated hydrocarbon selected from monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, sugar alcohols, sugar degradation products, cellulosic derivatives, hemiceullosic derivatives, lignin derivatives, lingocellulosic derivatives, and their mixtures, with hydrogen in the presence of a deoxygenation catalyst comprising a Group VIII metal and a crystalline alumina support. Preferred Components: The mixture of oxygenates has at least one attribute selected from: (i) %CF ratio greater than or equal to 0.5 of dioxygenates and polyoxygenates to monooxygenates, (ii) a %CF ratio greater than or equal to 0.5 of dioxygenates to monooxygenates, (iii) a %CF ratio greater than or equal to 1 of 2-4C oxygenates to 5-6C oxygenates, and (iv) the mixture of oxygenates further comprising less than or equal to 10% CF alkanes. The mixture of hydrocarbons comprises greater than or equal to 55% (preferably greater than or equal to 60%, especially greater than or equal to 65%) CF aryls. The mixture of hydrocarbon comprises less than or equal to 15% CF 4C+ alkanes, less than or equal to 10% CF 4C+ alkanes, or less than or equal to 5% CF 4C+ alkanes. The H:C(eff) ratio of the mixture of oxygenates is less than or equal to 1.6 (preferably less than or equal to 1.5, especially less than or equal to 1.4). The H:C(eff) ratio of the mixture of oxygenates is greater than or equal to 0.6 (preferably greater than or equal to 0.8, especially greater than or equal to 0.9, particularly greater than or equal to 1). The mixture of oxygenates comprises greater than or equal to 30% CF dioxygenates and polyoxygenates. The mixture of oxygenates comprise greater than or equal to 40% (preferably greater than or equal to 50%, especially greater than or equal to 60%) CF dioxygenates and polyoxygenates. The mixture of oxygenates comprises greater than or equal to 30% (preferably greater than or equal to 40%, especially greater than or equal to 50%, particularly greater than or equal to 60%) CF dioxygenates. The aryls comprise at least one aryl selected from benzene, toluene, xylene, paraxylene, metaxylene, orthoxylene, and ethylbenzene. The mixture of hydrocarbons further comprises 4C+ alkenes, 5C+ cycloalkanes, 5C+ cycloalkenes, fused aryls and/or polycyclic compounds. The H:C(eff) ratio of the oxygenated hydrocarbons is less than or equal to 0.4. The greater than or equal to 50% CF of oxygenated hydrocarbons have 5 or 6 continuous carbon atoms. The 4C+ compounds comprise at least one aryl selected from benzene, toluene, xylene, paraxylene, metaxylene, and orthoxylene. The mixture of hydrocarbons comprises greater than or equal to 50% CF aryls and less than or equal to 20% CF 4C+ alkanes. EXAMPLE - No suitable example given.