Operating via the same intermediates, an alternative synthesis involves the acid-catalyzed reaction of veratrole and formaldehyde.

The method is similar to the reactions that give phenol formaldehyde resins except that the degree of polymerization is moderated by the methoxy substituents.

[3] CTV has a bowl shaped conformation, giving the molecule C3 symmetry.

With suitable metal complexes CTV's can form metallo-supramolecular oligomers or polymers.

In 1965, Lindsey[5] identified the correct structure and coined cyclotriveratrylene as the name for the compound.