Abstract: Coniferin was synthesised in good yields (56% starting from vanillin) under mild conditions. A one-pot coupling of the glucosidation and Wittig-type reactions led to coniferaldehyde tetra-O-acetylglucoside, easily reduced into tetra-O-acetylconiferin by sodium borohydride. Similar procedures were used for the synthesis of syringin and the glucoside of 4-coumaryl alcohol. Key words: coniferin, lignin, phase transfer, syringin, Wittig
![(E)-3-[3,5-Dimethoxy-4-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranosyloxy)phenyl]prop-2-en-1-ol Structure](https://image.chemsrc.com/caspic/096/203179-64-0.png)
