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Identify the product P obtained in following reaction

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The given reaction is the condensation of phenol with formaldehyde in the presence of an acid catalyst, which is the first step in the synthesis of Bakelite (Lederer-Manasse reaction). In the presence of an acid, formaldehyde is protonated to generate the electrophile ^+CH₂OH : HCHO + H^+ ^+CH₂OH The -OH group of phenol is strongly activating and directs the incoming electrophile to the ortho and para positions. The electrophile ^+CH₂OH attacks the ortho and para positions of the phenol ring, leading to the formati

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