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HRID 2231352Generated: November 1, 2026

Resorcinol → O-Cresol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantResorcinolHCID 5054—
ReactantTetrabromobisphenol AHCID 6618—
ReactantBisphenol AHCID 6623—
ReactantBis(4-hydroxyphenyl)methaneHCID 12111—
ReactantPhenol, 4,4',4'',4'''-(1,2-ethanediylidene)tetrakis-HCID 82180—
ProductO-CresolHCID 335—
ProductFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ProductPhenolHCID 996—

Reaction Steps

diglycidyl or polyglycidyl ethers of polyhydric phenols, such as resorcinol, bis-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-methane (bisphenol F), 2,2-bis-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-propane (bisphenol A), 2,2-bis-(4'-hydroxy-3',5'-dibromophenyl)-propane (tetrabromobisphenol A) or 1,1,2,2-tetrakis-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-ethane, or of condensation products, obtained under acid conditions, of phenol or alkylphenols having up to 9 C atoms in the alkyl group with formaldehyde, such as phenol novolaks and cresol novolaks,

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04782126
Source datasetuspto-grants-1988_11
ORD IDord-1068e4f5d2b4475e87d0214795b59b6d
Source noteuspto-grants-1988_11