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A process for producing cyclohexene dimethanol or cyclohexane dimethanol compounds is provided. By controlling the rates of addition of certain reaction components and/or by controlling reaction solution temperatures at specific stages during synthesis, this invention provides a process for producin

A process for producing cyclohexene dimethanol or cyclohexane dimethanol compounds is provided. By controlling the rates of addition of certain reaction components and/or by controlling reaction solution temperatures at specific stages during synthesis, this invention provides a process for producing high purity cyclohexene dimethanol or cyclohexane dimethanol compounds without the need for solvent extraction and/or recrystallization procedures.

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1. A method for producing a cyclohexene dimethanol or a cyclohexane dimethanol compound, comprising:(a) adding a base solution to a formaldehyde solution to form a formaldehyde/base solution; (b) adding an aldehyde selected from the group consisting of tetrahydrobenzaldehydes and cyclohexane carboxy

1. A method for producing a cyclohexene dimethanol or a cyclohexane dimethanol compound, comprising:(a) adding a base solution to a formaldehyde solution to form a formaldehyde/base solution; (b) adding an aldehyde selected from the group consisting of tetrahydrobenzaldehydes and cyclohexane carboxyaldehyde to the formaldehyde/base solution to form a reaction solution; (c) maintaining the temperature of the reaction solution between about 10.degree. C. and about 30.degree. C. for at least about 1 hr; and (d) recovering cyclohexene dimethanol or cyclohexane dimethanol product from said reaction solution.