Ever since hlanassel and Lederer? first succeeded in isolating 0-and~- monomethylolpheno1 from a reaction mixture of phenol and formaldehyde, chemists have speculated over the probable existence of the other possible methylol derivatives of this compound, 2, 4-dimethylol-,?,, G-dirnethyloland 2, 4, B-triniethylolphenol. These compounds are of considerable importance to the theory of phenolic resin formation since they may ...
