Author's Organization：Pharmaceutical Institute, Medical School, University of Hokkaido Pharmaceutical Institute, Medical School, University of Hokkaido
3, 4-Dimethoxyphenethyl alcohol and 3, 4-methylenedioxyphenethyl alcohol were respectively prepared from veraltraldehyde and piperonal in a four-step process involving Darzens reaction with the over-all yield of 45∼50%.
