Preclinical pharmacology studies of zingerone with special reference to potential therapeutic applications

Figure 2 Chemical synthesis of zingerone involves condensation of vanillin and acetone and hydrogenation of dihydrozingerone. This method consists of two stages: (1) Production of dihydrozingerone by the condensation of acetone with vanillin in the presence of effective heterogeneous catalysts; and (2) Hydrogenation of dihydrozingerone to form zingerone in the catalytic activity of hydrotalcite (Figure 3).