| abstract |
Novel compounds having naphthalene rings which are expected to be useful as the raw material for resins excellent in thermal resistance, water resistance (resistance to water absorption), and mechanical strengths; and a process for the production of the same. The compounds are oxetanes represented by the general formula (1), and these oxetanes can be produced by reacting 3-alkyl-3-hydroxymethyloxetane or 3-hydroxymethyloxetane with an alkali metal hydride or an alkali metal hydroxide to obtain an alkali metal alcoholate of the oxetane and then reacting the alcoholate with 1,4- or 1,5-bis(chloromethyl)naphthalene: wherein R is hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms and the groups containing oxetane rings are bonded to the naphthalene ring at the 1,4- or 1,5-positions. |