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Dihydroresorcinol is obtained by subjecting solutions of resorcinol to catalytic hydrogenation in presence of at least one gram-equivalent weight of a strongly-basic compound per gram-molecular weight of resorcinol. Inorganic or organic bases or salts of strongly alkaline reaction may be used, but it is not necessary to use resorcinol also as a salt. The reaction may be carried out in aqueous or organic solvents at normal or higher pressure. According to examples, resorcinol is hydrogenated in with a nickel catalyst in presence of aqueous sodium hydroxide, methyl alcoholic sodium hydroxide, aqueous calcium oxide, alcoholic diethylamine, and with a palladium chloride catalyst in presence of aqueous sodium hydroxide followed by acidifying and extracting with ether. German Specification 77317 is referred to.ALSO:Dihydroresorcinol is obtained by subjecting solutions of resorcinol to catalytic hydrogenation in presence of at least one gram-equivalent weight of a strongly basic compound per grammolecular weight of resorcinol. Inorganic or organic bases or salts of strongly alkaline reaction may be used, but it is not necessary to use resorcinol likewise as a salt. The reaction may be carried out in aqueous or organic solvents, at normal or higher pressure. According to examples, resorcinol is hydrogenated with a nickel catalyst in presence of aqueous sodium hydroxide, methyl alcoholic sodium hydroxide, aqueous calcium oxide, alcoholic diethylamine, and with palladium chloride catalyst in presence of aqueous sodium hydroxide, followed by acidifying and extracting with ether. German Specification 77317 is referred to.