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HRID 488343Generated: October 29, 2026

Formaldehyde → M-Cresol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantPhenolHCID 996—
ProductM-CresolHCID 342—
ProductFormaldehydeHCID 712—

Reaction Steps

Among these, for example, a novolak resin obtained from phenol and formaldehyde, a novolak resin obtained from m-cresol n and formaldehyde, a novolak resin obtained from p-cresol and formaldehyde, a novolak resin obtained from o-cresol and formaldehyde, a novolak resin obtained from octylphenol and formaldehyde, a novolak resin obtained from an m-/p-cresol mixture and formaldehyde, a novolak resin obtained from a phenol/cresol (any one of m-, p-, o- or m-/p-, m-/o-, o-/p-mixture) mixture and formaldehyde, and the like are preferable.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06972167B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2005_12
ORD IDord-1d2329d2ff4f447695d16d37887b5ae6
Source noteuspto-grants-2005_12