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HRID 2286488Generated: November 2, 2026

Formaldehyde → Formaldehyde;phenol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantPhenolHCID 996—
CatalystSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
ProductFormaldehyde;phenolHCID 172281—

Reaction Steps

A phenol-formaldehyde novolak resin was prepared by reacting 0.66 moles of formaldehyde per mole of phenol utilizing 0.25 parts of a sulfuric acid catalyst based on 100 parts of charged phenol. The mixture was subsequently neutralized, dehydrated to melt, dumped, and allowed to solidify. The resulting resin has the following properties within the stated ranges:

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04267141
Source datasetuspto-grants-1981_05
ORD IDord-398ed587b3504a77b213c463dc7e6002
Source noteuspto-grants-1981_05