Abstract: A method for producing 4,4′-biphenol, comprising the steps of: preparing serially arranged reaction bathes for two or more steps; and carrying out a debutylation reaction of 3,3′,5,5′-tetra-t-butyl-4,4′-biphenol sequentially in the presence of an acid catalyst in a reaction solvent by supplying at least one kind of phenols selected from the group consisting of phenol, monoalkylphenols, dialkylphenols, and trialkylphenols, in a proportion of at least 0.5 mole part relative to one mole part of 3,3′,5,5′-tetra-t-butyl-4,4′-biphenol, to each reaction bath as a solvent for addition, wherein the number of carbon atoms of alkyl groups in alkylphenols consisting of the monoalkylphenols, dialkylphenols, and trialkylphenols, is each independently in the range of 1 to 4, and wherein a solvent for addition to a reaction bath for the latter step has a smaller average number of alkyl groups than a solvent for addition to a reaction bath for the former step.

Abstract: A method for producing 4,4′-biphenol, comprising the steps of:

Abstract: The process for producing alicyclic monoketones (hydroxyphenylcyclohexanone derivatives) according to the present invention comprises hydrogenating substituted bisphenols such as bisphenol A in a solvent in the presence of a palladium/alkali metal catalyst in which palladium and an alkali metal are both supported on a carrier to obtain alicyclic monoketones such as 2-(4-oxocyclohexyl)-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane. The process for producing alicyclic diketones according to the present invention comprises hydrogenating substituted bisphenols such as bisphenol A in a solvent in the presence of a palladium/alkali metal catalyst in which palladium and an alkali metal are both supported on a carrier to obtain alicyclic diketones such as 2,2-bis(4-oxocyclohexyl)propane and 4,4′-bicyclohexanone.