A novel, simple and effective synthesis of the hydroxybenzyl derivative of resorcinarene and the modification possibilities thereof

Abstract A simple and efficient synthesis of the hydroxybenzyl derivative of resorcinarene has been developed, and possibilities for its modification have been shown on selected examples. Based on mass spectrometry, a mechanism for the course of the reaction of the hydroxybenzyl derivative of resorcinarene with aliphatic alcohols via formation of intermediate o -quinomethine derivatives of resorcinarene has been proposed.