Safrole and eugenol: study of the chemical reactivity and use in the synthesis of biologically active natural products and its derivatives

The chemical reactivity of safrole, eugenol, piperonal, vanillin and derivates toward ozone, aluminium chloride, brominating agents and butyl lithium was investigated. The synthesis of naturally occuring anthraquinones, furonaphthoquinones, naphthoquinones, lignans and pterocarpans from these easily available staring materials is also discussed.

safrole; eugenol; allylbenzenes