Abstract
The antioxidative and antimicrobial activities of sesamol (5-hydroxy-1, 3-dioxaindan) are considered due to the phenolic hydroxyl group in its molecule. 2, 2-Dialkyl-1, 3-dioxaindans were found to have slight antioxidative activity, although they possess no phenolic hydroxyl group. Alkyl groups at the 2-position were found responsible to some extent for the antioxidative activity of 2, 2-dialkyl-1, 3-dioxaindans.
In the present study, the synthesis of various 2-alkyl-2-methyl-1, 3-dioxaindans was conducted and their antioxidative activity toward lard antioxidation determined. The antioxidative activity of 2-alkyl-2-methyl-1, 3-dioxaindans was noted to bear some relationship to alkyl groups at the 2-position.
