Bakelite is formed by the acid-catalyzed polymerization of phenol with formaldehyde.What is (are) the product(s) of the first step in this polymerization,shown below? (Note: in the answers below the hydroxymethyl group is -CH2OH.) 
A) Ortho and para-hydroxybenzaldehyde
B) Meta-hydroxybenzaldehyde
C) Ortho and para-(hydroxymethyl) phenol
D) Meta-(hydroxymethyl) phenol
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