5-Benzyloxyresorcino1 (6) is a key intermediate in our synthetic schemes directed toward diand mono-functionalized bis (m-phenylene) crown and related cryptands. The previous onestep synthesis of 5-benzyloxyresorcinol (6) from phloroglucinol (1) gave only a 9% yield. x Although our attempts to improve this method failed, herein we report an alternative synthesis that affords an improved overall yield of the target compound.
