A study of some condensations of o-methylolphenol

MM Sprung, MT Gladstone

Index: Sprung; Gladstone Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1949 , vol. 71, p. 2907,2909, 2912

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Abstract

The processes which occur during the formation of phenolaldehyde resins have been well systematized in recent years.'It is now generally agreed that three basic types of reactions occur:(1) Addition of aldehyde (formaldehyde) ortho or para to a phenolic hydroxyl group gives, as the simplest recognizable product, a methylol phenol. 2 (2) Condensation with a second molecule now gives a dinuclear reaction product. Repetition of these addition and ...