4-Nonylphenol → HCID 12496141, compound

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The same procedures as the first ethylene oxide addition step of Example 29 were carried out except that the amount of ethylene oxide was changed to 61 g (1.38 moles). That is, 0.69 mole of ethylene oxide was reacted with 1 mole of nonylphenol. Colorless liquid thus obtained was analyzed with liquid chromatography. The liquid contained 27.3% by weight of nonylphenol, 72.7% by weight of one molar ethylene oxide adduct, and trace amount of two molar ethylene oxide adduct of nonylphenol, respectively. The reaction product unfavorably formed a large amount of nonylcyclohexanol in the next hydrogenation step.

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