“…Crotonaldehyde, in combination with other aldehydes, has been condensed with alkylphenols (Bauer, 1942;Epshtein et al 1956;Tsukahara 1976;Jordan, 1967;Sebenik et al 1981;Starkov and Glushkova, 1969;Stather and Nebe, 1951;Strubell, 1959;Tallis, 1955;Winguist, 1966) and polyhydric phenols (Alles, 1951;Farbenfabriken Bayer AG, 1956;Froelich, 1962;Platt et al, 1953) by using both acid and base catalysts. The resins have found use as tanning agents and as tackifiers.…”