Anodic oxidation of 4-allyl-2,6-dimethoxyphenol and related compounds: Syntheses of asatone and related neolignans.

Abstract

4-Allyl-2, 6-dimethoxyphenol and related compounds have been subjected to anodic oxidation to afford a number of oxidation products including asatone-type neolignans, heterotropanone-type compounds and arylpropanoids. Furthermore, the formation processes of these oxidation products are shown to involve both radical and cationic reactions which are dependent upon the applied potentials, solvent media and substituents on the aromatic ring.