Abstract-The main content of clove oil is eugenol, amounting to 80-90%. The aims this study to utilize eugenol from clove leave oil as raw material in the synthesis of 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl-2',4'-dihydroxyphenyl ketone with 3,4-dimethoxybenzylcyanide as intermediate compound. Converting eugenol into 3, 4-dimethoxybenzyl cyanide via several stages of reactions. Methylation of eugenol using dimethylsulphate and NaOH as catalyst was produced methyleugenol as much as 89.78% with a purity of 93.6%. Isomerization of methyleugenol using alkaline potassium tertiary butoxide (t-BuOK) in the medium dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) was resulted in 87.24 % yield methylisoeugenol with a purity of 88.89%. Methylisoeugenol was oxydated using potassium dichromate (K 2 Cr 2 O 7 ) in a phase transfer catalyst system (PTC) by Polysorbate 80 into a 3,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde as much as 85.36 % with a purity 83.46 %. Reduction of 3.4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde using sodium borohidrat (NaBH 4 ) was producted 3.4-dimethoxybenzylalcohol as much as 98 % with a purity 100 % level. The 3.4-dimethoxybenzylalcohol was halogenated using SOCl 2 was producted 3.4-dimethoxybenzylchloride which reacted further with sodium cyanide to produce 3.4-dimethoxybenzylcyanide as much as 89.5 % with a purity 99.24%.The acylation reaction of acid 3,4-dimethoxyphenylacetic acid with resorcinol to 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl-2,4-dihydroxyphenyl ketone obtained is a white a solid product having a melting point of 171-172 O C. Rendamen generated from this experiment by 76%.
IndexTerms-Eugenol, 3.4-dimethoxybenzylcyanide, 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl-2', 4'dihydroxyphenylketone.