Several curcuminoids and tetrahydrocurcuminoids (THCs), bearing various hydroxyl and/or methoxy groups on their benzene rings, have been synthesized to study their antioxidant and hydrogen donating capacities using the DPPH method at 25° C in methanol. The results show that the tetrahydrocurcuminoids are in general much more efficient than their curcuminoid analogs if they include a phenol group in meta-or para-position of the linking ...