Formaldehyde → HCID 53863828, compound

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Into a 100 ml four-necked flask were charged 7.69 g of the above-obtained 4-(2-hydroxy-4,5-dimethylbenzyl)-2,5-dimethylphenol having purity of 90.85%, 2.88 g of sodium hydroxide and 28.8 g of water and they were dissolved. While keeping the temperature at 40° C., 14.61 g of 37% formaldehyde was added dropwise thereto over one hour, and the mixture wasstirred for one more hour. After completion of the reaction, 6 g of 90% aqueous acetic acid solution was added for neutralization and the mixture was cooled to 25 ° C. Thereafter, 100 g of ethyl acetate and 20 g of toluene were added thereto, followed by a phase separation. The solution thus obtained was concentrated to obtain 9.20 g of 2-hydroxymethyl-4-(2-hydroxy-3-hydroxymethyl-4,5-dimethylbenzyl)-3,6-dimethylphenol

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