The present invention relates to a new synthetic route to 4-oxy-2-cyclohexenone and 6-oxy-2-cyclohexenone compounds useful for treatment of cancers and/or diseases, and the intermediates thereto. Examples of these cyclohexenone compoundsinclude, but not limited to,A. cinnamomeaactive medicinal substances such as antroquinonol, antroquinonol B, antroquinonol C, and antroquinonol D. The intermediates include the compounds of formulae (I), (II) and (III), and the cyclohexenone compounds have the structures of formulae (IV), (V), (VI) and (VII).本發明涉及對於癌症及/或疾病治療有用的4-氧代-2-環己烯酮及6-氧代-2-環己烯酮化合物的一種新穎合成途徑,以及其中間體。這些環己烯酮化合物的實例包括,但不限於,牛樟芝活性藥用物質,例如安卓奎諾爾、安卓奎諾爾B、安卓奎諾爾C,以及安卓奎諾爾D。該中間體包括化學式(I)、(II)及(III)的化合物,且環己烯酮化合物具有化學式(IV)、(V)、(VI)以及(VII)的結構。
