Process for the preparation of pharmacologically active &agr;-asarone from toxic &bgr;-asarone rich acorus calamus oil
申请人:Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
公开号:US06590127B1
公开(公告)日:2003-07-08
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of high purity and yield &agr;-asarone, trans 2,4,5-trimethoxy cinnamaldehyde, 2,4,5-trimethoxy-phenyl propionone, from &bgr;-asarone or &bgr;-asarone rich Acorus calamus oil containing &agr; and &ggr;-asarone by hydrogenating, followed by treatment with DDQ with or without solid support of silica gel or alumina in dry organic solvent and &agr;-asarone can also be obtained by treating the hydrogenated product of &bgr;-asarone or &bgr;-asarone rich Acorus calamus with DDQ in an aqueous organic solvent to obtain an intermediate 2,4,5-trimethoxy phenyl propionone, which in turn is reduced with sodiumborohydride to obtain the corresponding 2,4,5-trimethoxy-phenyl propanol and followed by final treatment with a dehydrating agent.
本发明涉及一种从含有α和γ-芳香烯的β-芳香烯或富含β-芳香烯的菖蒲油中,通过加氢后用DDQ处理(可带有硅胶或氧化铝的固体支持)的干有机溶剂,制备高纯度和高产率的α-芳香烯、反式2,4,5-三甲氧基肉桂醛、2,4,5-三甲氧基苯基丙酮。也可以通过将β-芳香烯或富含β-芳香烯的菖蒲油的加氢产物用DDQ在水有机溶剂中处理,得到中间体2,4,5-三甲氧基苯基丙酮,然后用硼氢化钠还原得到相应的2,4,5-三甲氧基苯基丙醇,最后再用脱水剂进行处理,从而得到α-芳香烯。