“…The title compound is currently being used as a starting material for synthesis of new chelating ligands. There have been several derivatives of resorcinol published in the literature (Fronczek et al, 1987;Kokila et al, 1992;Liebich, 1979;Li et al, 2005;van Rooyen & Breytenbach, 1988). The compound most similiar to (I) (Kokila et al, 1992) has two acetyl groups found in the 4 and 6 positions.…”