| abstract |
A bisphenol composition comprising 95% or more by mass of a bisphenol and 200 mass ppm or more of a compound represented by the following general formula (II),wherein R<sup>21</sup> and R<sup>22</sup> denote a methyl group or a hydrogen atom, R<sup>22</sup> is a methyl group when R<sup>21</sup> is a hydrogen atom, R<sup>22</sup> is a hydrogen atom when R<sup>21</sup> is a methyl group, R<sup>23</sup> to R<sup>25</sup> independently denote a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and R<sup>23</sup>, R<sup>24</sup>, and R<sup>25</sup> may be bonded or cross-linked between two of the groups. A method for producing a polycarbonate resin using the bisphenol composition. |