“…The O-alkylation of 2,4-dihydroxy benzaldehyde was achieved by treating with 6-bromohexanol in the presence of sodium hydroxide. The 6-bromohexanol was also prepared from 1,6-hexanediol, followed by purification with column chromatography and was well characterized according to the literature procedure [33]. The alkylated product 3a was obtained as white solid, after purification by column chromatography.…”