Five major application areas of anisaldehyde
1. Flavors and fragrances: the “invisible pillar” of the olfactory economy
High-end perfumes: synergize with vanillin and jasmone to create the warm aftertaste of oriental perfumes (such as Guerlain’s “One Thousand and One Nights”);
Food additives: used in baking (almond cakes), candies (licorice candies) and alcohol (absinthe);
Daily chemical products: give shampoo and shower gel a “natural herbal” fragrance, replacing expensive natural anise oil.

2. Pharmaceutical intermediates: “cross-border transformation” from spices to tablets
Antivarists: as a key intermediate for the synthesis of oseltamivir, used for influenza treatment;
Antibacterial agent precursors: derived into paramethoxybenzoic acid esters, used for topical antibacterial ointments;
Neurological drugs: participate in the synthesis of 5-HT3 receptor antagonists to relieve chemotherapy vomiting

3. Photosensitive materials: “chemical brushes” for printing
Photoresist components: cross-linking reaction occurs under ultraviolet light, used in semiconductor lithography process;
Photoinitiator: cooperates with benzophenone to accelerate UV ink curing and improve printing efficiency.

4. Agricultural chemistry: “aromatic defense line” for crop protection
Insect attractants: simulate plant volatile substances, used in pest trapping devices (such as for fruit flies);
Fungicide synergists: enhance the penetration of triazole fungicides to wheat scab.

5. Laboratory reagents: “all-match modules” for organic synthesis
Preparation of Schiff bases: condensation with amines to generate fluorescent probes or coordination polymers;
Synthesis of chalcone: as a precursor to synthesize anticancer active molecules.