NOVEL POLYNUCLEAR POLYPHENOL COMPOUND

Abstract

A polynuclear polyphenol compound is constituted by, as a main skeleton, a 4,4′-methylene bis phenol structure where tris phenol skeletons of tris phenyl methane type are mutually bonded by methylene groups, wherein the reactivity of two hydroxyl groups bonded to the central skeleton of 4,4′-methylene bis phenol is significantly different from the reactivity of hydroxyl groups respectively bonded to the four phenyl groups of the two diphenyl methyl substituted groups.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 a shows an HPLC analysis chart of the chemical compound obtained by the comparative applied example.

FIG. 1 b shows an HPLC analysis chart of the chemical compound obtained by the applied example.

Claims

1. A polynuclear polyphenol compound expressed by general formula (I):

2. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R1 represents an alkyl group of carbon number 1; R2 and R3 independently represent a hydrogen atom or alkyl group of carbon number 1.

3. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R2 and R3 represent a hydrogen atom.

4. The compound according to claim 2, wherein R2 and R3 represent a hydrogen atom.

5. The compound according to claim 1, wherein all of X represent the same hydroxy phenyl group.

6. A method for producing the polynuclear polyphenol compound of claim 1 comprising: reacting a methylene bis(formyl phenol) expressed by general formula (III) and a phenol expressed by general formula (IV) in the presence of an acid catalyst,