Аннотация:The effect of the second metal (Pt, Pd, Ni and Fe) on theactivity of copper phyllosilicate-based catalysts wasinvestigated in the selective hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalateto ethylene glycol at 160–200 °C. The prepared catalysts werecharacterized by XRD, DRIFTS-CO and TEM methods. Theconversion achieved over 10Fe/10Cu-PhySi catalyst was 68 %at 200 °C; at the same time, the full conversion with selectivity98% was obtained at the temperature of 180 °C over abimetallic 1Pt/Cu-PhySi catalyst.