To find chemotherapeutic agents for influenza and adenoviruses, the title compounds (I) were synthesized.In general, (a) 0.1 mole each ROC5H4OH and ClCH2CH(OH)CH2OH was stirred 6 hrs. on a steam bath in the presence of EtONa in EtOH and the mixture after removal of EtOH extracted with ether.(b). HOC6H4OCH2CH(OH)CH2OH was refluxed 7 hrs. with RCl in the presence of EtONa or (c) in the presence of K2CO3 in Me2CO (RO and its position, method, % yield, m.p., and b.p. I given): m-HO, a, 52, 93°, b3 208-10°;m-MeO, a, 49, 74-6°, b2.5 175°;m-EtO, a, 51, 58-9°, b3 172-3°;m-PrO, a, 58, 61-2°, b2.5 180-2°;m-BuO, a, 37, 76-7°, b3 187-90°;m-C5H11O, a, 39, 74-5°, b2 188-90°;m-C6H13O, a, 50, 78-80°, b2 197-9°;m-C8H17O, a, 39, 81-3°, b2.5 219-20°; m-C10H21O, a, 49, 92-3°, b2 223-5°; m-C12H25O, a, 50, 95-6°, b2 226°; p-HO, a, 50, 111-13°, b4 217-19°; p-MeO, a, 35, 80-1°, b2.5 176-8°; p-EtO, a, 68, 83-5°, b2.5 172-4°; p-PrO, a, 58, 90-2°, b2.5 182-3°; p-BuO, a, 52, 88-90°, b2.5 182-4°; p-C5H11O, a, 54, 83-4°, b3 200-2°; p-C6H13O, b, 60, 71-3°, -; p-C8H17O, b, 76, 86-7°, -; p-C10H21O, b, 75, 96-8°, -; p-C12H25O, b, 73, 101-3°, -; o-HO, a, 56, 87-8°, b2.5 218-20°; o-MeO, -, 50, 80-2°, b4 157-9°; o-EtO, c, 58, 64-6°, b2.5, 161-3°; o-PrO, c, 68, 60-2°, b2.5 170-2°; o-BuO, c, 70, 69-70°, b2.5 185-7°; o-C5H11O, c, 67, 55-6°, b2.5 180-2°; o-C6H13O, c, 51, 61-3°, b2.5 184-6°; o-C8H17O, c, 57, 78-9°, -; o-C10H21O, c, 55, 67-8°, -; and o-C12H25O, c, 56, 63-5°, -.Among these derivatives I(RO = m-C12H25O) showed a fairly inhibitory effect on the multiplication of the PR-8 strain of influenza virus in chorioallantoic membrane culture.I (RO = o-C6H13O, o-C8H17O, and p-C12H25O) were effective on some strains of adenovirus, but experiments showed such effectiveness probably due to inhibition of viral multiplication.