PHENOLIC RESIN, PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, EPOXY RESIN, AND USE THEREOF

摘要

A phenol aralkyl type phenolic resin represented by the general formula (1), wherein the total content of the compounds represented by formulae (2) to (4) is 58 to 92% as determined by GPC and the contents of the compounds represented by formulae (2) to (4) as determined by HPLC satisfy the following relationship: 0.60 < (2a + b)/(2a + 2b + 2c) < 0.90 wherein a is the content of the compound of formula (2); b is the content of the compound of formula (3); and c is the content of the compound of formula (4). (1) (2) (3) (4)