[OH:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][C:3]=1[CH2:8][CH2:9][CH:10]=[O:11].[H][H]>>[OH:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][C:3]=1[CH2:8][CH2:9][CH2:10][OH:11]A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the 3-(hydroxyphenyl)propionaldehyde I obtained as the product in a first step is hydrogenated in a second step by reaction with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst at from 0° to 250° C. and under from 0.1 to 300 bar to obtain the corresponding 3-(hydroxyphenyl)propanol of the formula II ##STR14## where R1, R2, R3 and R4 have the same meanings as in claim 1.
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