Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.20972132, 21301119) and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, China.
Tetramethyl resorcinarene, which was obtained by acidic condensation of resorcinol with paraacetoalde- hyde, was chemically modified to the functionalized O-acyl, O-tosyl and O-acetate derivatives by corresponding acy...