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      September 7, 2006, the board of directors of Xethanol Corporation (&#8220;Xethanol&#8221;)
      elected Louis B. Bernstein to serve as President of the company. Mr. Bernstein
      currently also serves as the company&#8217;s interim Chief Executive Officer. On the
      same day, the board of directors also elected Thomas J. Endres to serve as
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      company&#8217;s board of directors. Each election was effective immediately. Mr.
      Ditoro also was appointed to serve as a member of the board of directors&#8217; audit
      and compensation committees and as chairman of its governance
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      Lieutenant Colonel. From August 1997 until August 2006, he served as Director
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      West Point. In this position, he was responsible for managing $2 billion in
      facilities, a $50 million budget, and 356 employees. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">From
      November 1999 through April 2002, Mr. Endres also served as a member of the
      board of directors of the West Point Federal Credit Union, where he managed
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      policies, interest rate analysis and overall fund management. From July 1996
      through July 1997, Mr. Endres </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">was
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      Chief of Special Operations for the Aviation Management Office where he was
      responsible as Human Resources Officer for over 10,000 Army pilots</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">.
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      July 1995 through July 1997, Mr. Endres served as the Chief of the Army&#8217;s
      Special Incentive Pay Branch where he was responsible for more than $200 million
      in special pay requirements and prepared the branch budget for Congressional
      approval. From May 1992 through June 1995, Mr. Endres </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">served
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      operations officer for the 4th Aviation Battalion, 4th Infantry Division,
      overseeing training and operations of a 400 person unit with $1.2 billion in
      assets. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Mr.
      Endres served with the Army in Korea and Somalia. He was awarded the Legion
      of
      Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding
      services and achievements. He received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering
      from
      the </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">United
      States Military Academy at West Point in 1980 and is </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">a
      graduate of the Executive Level Management Program of the United States Army
      Command and General Staff College. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Xethanol
      currently contemplates that it will enter into an employment agreement with
      Mr.
      Endres in the near future. The material terms of the employment agreement have
      not been determined as of the date of the filing of this Current Report on
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      8-K. Xethanol will file an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K
      including the material terms of its employment agreement with Mr. Endres within
      four days of the date on which those terms have been determined. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Except
      for the foregoing, there has been no transaction during the past two years,
      or
      proposed transaction, to which Xethanol was or is to be a party in which Mr.
      Endres had a direct or indirect interest required to be disclosed under Item
      404
      of Regulation S-B. </font></div>
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      D. Ditoro </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">previously
      served as a member of Xethanol&#8217;s board of directors from June 2, 2005 through
      August 10, 2006, the date of the company&#8217;s 2006 annual meeting of stockholders
      at which Mr. Ditoro did not stand for re-election. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
      connection with his initial election as a director in June 2005, in July 2005
      Xethanol granted Mr. Ditoro options to purchase a total of 80,000 shares of
      Xethanol&#8217;s common stock. The July 2005 options are exercisable at the market
      price of the common stock on the date of grant. 50% of the options vested on
      the
      date of grant and the remaining 50% vested at the end of Mr. Ditoro&#8217;s first year
      of service. Upon his election as a director on September 7, 2006, Xethanol
      granted Mr. Ditoro options to purchase a total of 55,000 shares of Xethanol&#8217;s
      common stock. The September 2006 options are exercisable at the market price
      of
      the common stock on the date of grant and were fully vested upon the date of
      grant. Except for the foregoing, there has been no transaction during the past
      two years, or proposed transaction, to which Xethanol was or is to be a party
      in
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UNITED
      STATES
SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
      DC 20549
FORM
      8-K
CURRENT
      REPORT PURSUANT
TO
      SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
      of
      report (Date of earliest event reported): September 7, 2006
Xethanol
      Corporation
(Exact
      Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State
      or
      Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-50154
84-1169517
(Commission
                File Number)
(IRS
                Employer Identification No.)
1185
                Avenue of the Americas
New
                York, New York
10036
(Address
                of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip
                Code)
(646)
      723-4000
(Registrant's
      Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former
      Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check
      the
      appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
      satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
      provisions (
see
General
      Instruction A.2. below):
o
Written
                  communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
                  CFR
                  230.425)
o
Soliciting
                  material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
                  240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
                  communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
                  (17 CFR
                  240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
                  communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
                  (17 CFR
                  240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02
Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
      of Principal Officers.
On
      September 7, 2006, the board of directors of Xethanol Corporation ("Xethanol")
      elected Louis B. Bernstein to serve as President of the company. Mr. Bernstein
      currently also serves as the company's interim Chief Executive Officer. On the
      same day, the board of directors also elected Thomas J. Endres to serve as
      the
      company's Senior Vice President, Operations and elected Richard D. Ditoro to the
      company's board of directors. Each election was effective immediately. Mr.
      Ditoro also was appointed to serve as a member of the board of directors' audit
      and compensation committees and as chairman of its governance
      committee.
Prior
      to
      joining Xethanol,
Thomas
      J.
      Endres served in the United States Army for 27 years, retiring with the rank
      of
      Lieutenant Colonel. From August 1997 until August 2006, he served as Director
      of
      Operations/Director of Cadet Activities at the United States Military Academy
      at
      West Point. In this position, he was responsible for managing $2 billion in
      facilities, a $50 million budget, and 356 employees.
From
      November 1999 through April 2002, Mr. Endres also served as a member of the
      board of directors of the West Point Federal Credit Union, where he managed
      over
      $55 million in funds and was responsible for the credit union's investment
      policies, interest rate analysis and overall fund management. From July 1996
      through July 1997, Mr. Endres
was
      the
      Chief of Special Operations for the Aviation Management Office where he was
      responsible as Human Resources Officer for over 10,000 Army pilots
.
      From
      July 1995 through July 1997, Mr. Endres served as the Chief of the Army's
      Special Incentive Pay Branch where he was responsible for more than $200 million
      in special pay requirements and prepared the branch budget for Congressional
      approval. From May 1992 through June 1995, Mr. Endres
served
      as
      operations officer for the 4th Aviation Battalion, 4th Infantry Division,
      overseeing training and operations of a 400 person unit with $1.2 billion in
      assets.
Mr.
      Endres served with the Army in Korea and Somalia. He was awarded the Legion
      of
      Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding
      services and achievements. He received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering
      from
      the
United
      States Military Academy at West Point in 1980 and is
a
      graduate of the Executive Level Management Program of the United States Army
      Command and General Staff College.
Xethanol
      currently contemplates that it will enter into an employment agreement with
      Mr.
      Endres in the near future. The material terms of the employment agreement have
      not been determined as of the date of the filing of this Current Report on
      Form
      8-K. Xethanol will file an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K
      including the material terms of its employment agreement with Mr. Endres within
      four days of the date on which those terms have been determined.
Except
      for the foregoing, there has been no transaction during the past two years,
      or
      proposed transaction, to which Xethanol was or is to be a party in which Mr.
      Endres had a direct or indirect interest required to be disclosed under Item
      404
      of Regulation S-B.
Richard
      D. Ditoro
previously
      served as a member of Xethanol's board of directors from June 2, 2005 through
      August 10, 2006, the date of the company's 2006 annual meeting of stockholders
      at which Mr. Ditoro did not stand for re-election.
In
      connection with his initial election as a director in June 2005, in July 2005
      Xethanol granted Mr. Ditoro options to purchase a total of 80,000 shares of
      Xethanol's common stock. The July 2005 options are exercisable at the market
      price of the common stock on the date of grant. 50% of the options vested on
      the
      date of grant and the remaining 50% vested at the end of Mr. Ditoro's first year
      of service. Upon his election as a director on September 7, 2006, Xethanol
      granted Mr. Ditoro options to purchase a total of 55,000 shares of Xethanol's
      common stock. The September 2006 options are exercisable at the market price
      of
      the common stock on the date of grant and were fully vested upon the date of
      grant. Except for the foregoing, there has been no transaction during the past
      two years, or proposed transaction, to which Xethanol was or is to be a party
      in
      which Mr. Ditoro had a direct or indirect interest required to be disclosed
      under Item 404 of Regulation S-B.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
      to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant
      has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
      hereunto duly authorized.
Xethanol
              Corporation
Date: September
              13, 2006
By:
/s/ Louis
              B.
              Bernstein
Louis
              B. Bernstein
Interim
              Chief Executive Officer and President