Abstract: It is an issue to provide an epoxy resin that has excellent fluidity and curability, that provides a cured product with favorable moisture resistance and mechanical strength, and that is suitable for use in a semiconductor sealing material, a circuit board, and the like, to provide a method for producing the epoxy resin, and to provide an epoxy resin composition containing the epoxy resin and a cured product of the epoxy resin composition. Specifically, an epoxy resin that is epoxy resin (A) primarily containing epoxidized dihydroxybenzene in which an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 to 8 may be included as a substituent on an aromatic ring, wherein the area ratio of the maximum peak in GPC measurement is 90% or more, a method for producing the epoxy resin, an epoxy resin composition containing the epoxy resin, and a cured product of the epoxy resin composition are provided.

Abstract: There are provided a compound containing a phenolic hydroxyl group, which exhibits excellent heat resistance and excellent flame retardancy in terms of a cured product thereof, a phenolic resin including the same, a curable composition and a cured product thereof, a semiconductor sealing material, and a printed circuit board. The phenolic resin contains a binuclear compound (X) represented by the following Structural Formula (I), and a trinuclear compound (Y) represented by the following Structural Formula (II) as essential components: wherein each of j and k is 1 or 2, and at least one of j and k is 2; wherein each of l, m and n is 1 or 2, and at least one of l, m, and n is 2.

Abstract: There are provided a compound containing a phenolic hydroxyl group, which exhibits excellent heat resistance and excellent flame retardancy in terms of a cured product thereof, a phenolic resin including the same, a curable composition and a cured product thereof, a semiconductor sealing material, and a printed circuit board. The phenolic resin contains a binuclear compound (X) represented by the following Structural Formula (I), and a trinuclear compound (Y) represented by the following Structural Formula (II) as essential components: wherein each of j and k is 1 or 2, and at least one of j and k is 2; wherein each of l, m and n is 1 or 2, and at least one of l, m, and n is 2.