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HRID 1761798Generated: November 1, 2026

M-Cresol → Formaldehyde;phenol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantM-CresolHCID 342—
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantPhenolHCID 996—
ReactantP-CresolHCID 2879—
ReactantBisphenol AHCID 6623—
ProductFormaldehyde;phenolHCID 172281—

Reaction Steps

Mixed phenol composed of 75% by weight of bisphenol A, 15% by weight of p-cresol and 10% by weight of m-cresol was reacted with formaldehyde in the presence of a basic catalyst. The reaction product was purified and dissolved in a solvent to produce a solution of a resol-type phenol/formaldehyde resin.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04828136
Source datasetuspto-grants-1989_05
ORD IDord-3871f114c0974a2ab423ad8bf939d1ae
Source noteuspto-grants-1989_05