Title:The Use of Cinnamic Acid and Cinnamaldehyde, as Bio-Based Molecules, in Organic Synthesis and Preparation of Biologically Active Compounds
Volume: 18
Issue: 8
Author(s): Anna S. Zalivatskaya, Dmitriy N. Zakusilo and Aleksander V. Vasilyev*
Affiliation:
- Department of Chemistry, Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University, Institutsky per., 5, Saint Petersburg, 194021,Russian Federation
Keywords:
Cinnamic acid, cinnamaldehyde, organic synthesis, biologically active compounds, drugs, renewable plant resources.
Abstract: Cinnamic acid and cinnamaldehyde may be obtained from renewable plant bio-mass, Cinnamon
plants; therefore these compounds should be considered as bio-based platform chemicals for
the synthesis of novel substances. This review describes recent achievements in organic synthesis
based on transformations of cinnamaldehyde, cinnamic acid and its derivatives, focusing, mainly, on
the preparation of biologically active compounds. Reactions of these cinnamic derivatives may proceed
both onto carbon-carbon double bond and carbonyl group that allows obtaining a wide variety of
organic compounds having high synthetic importance and different practically valuable properties,
including biological activity.