Partially protected novel trisphenols and process for production thereof

The invention provides a partially protected trisphenol having the general formula (I)wherein R1 is an alkyl group of 1-4 carbons or an alkoxyl group of 1-4 carbons, R2 is an alkyl group of 1-6 carbons or a cycloalkyl group of 5 or 6 carbons, X1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkoxycarbonylmethyl group wherein the alkyl group has 1-4 carbons, an alkoxycarbonyl group wherein the alkyl group has 1-4 carbons or a tetrahydropyranyl group, X2 is a hydrogen atom, an alkoxycarbonylmethyl group wherein the alkyl group has 1-4 carbons, an alkoxycarbonyl group wherein the alkyl group has 1-4 carbons or a tetrahydropyranyl group, provided that when X1 is a hydrogen atom, X2 is not a hydrogen atom, and when X2 is a hydrogen atom, X1 is not a hydrogen atom; and m is an integer of 0, 1 or 2, and n is an integer of 0, 1, 2 or 3.