5-羟基间苯二甲酸二甲酯与烯丙基缩水甘油醚进行碱催化的亲核环氧乙烷开环加成反应，生成间苯二甲酸的 5-取代衍生物。已经研究了第三组分（即一系列的 1,ω-链烷二醇）对 5-羟基间苯二甲酸二甲酯与聚乙二醇的共聚反应的影响。已经报道了脂肪酶催化 5-羟基间苯二甲酸二甲酯与聚乙二醇的缩聚反应。 产品用途： 衍生自 5-羟基间苯二甲酸二甲酯的新型结构单元已用于通过 O-烯丙基化/Claisen 重排反应来制备空间拥挤的聚醚树枝状分子。5-羟基间苯二甲酸二甲酯可用于制备： 环磷腈的双（phebox）衍生物 5- {2- [2-（2-甲氧基乙氧基）乙氧基]乙氧基}苯-1,3-二羧酸二甲酯 带有三乙二醇型极性头基的富勒烯衍生物 Dimethyl 5-hydroxyisophthalate undergoes a base-catalyzed nucleophilic oxirane ring-opening addition reaction with allyl glycidyl ether, to afford 5-substituted derivatives of isophthalic acid. Influence of third component, i.e. a series of 1,ω-alkanediols on the copolymerization reaction of dimethyl 5-hydroxyisophthalate with poly(ethylene glycol) has been studied. Lipase-catalyzed condensation polymerization of dimethyl 5-hydroxyisophthalate with polyethylene glycol is reported. Novel building block derived from dimethyl 5-hydroxyisophthalate was used to prepare sterically crowded polyether dendrons, via O-allylation/Claisen rearrangement reactions. Dimethyl 5-hydroxyisophthalate may be used in the preparation of: · bis(phebox) derivative of the cyclophosphazene · 5-{2-[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy}benzene-1,3-dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester · fullerene derivative bearing a triethylene glycol-type polar head group