Alpha-n-amylcinnamaldehyde (jasminaldehyde) was obtained with 82 % yield by solid-liquid phase transfer catalysis without solvent within 3 days at room temperature. By use of domestic microwave irradiation, the same yield was obtained within 1 minute at a power of 600 W.

Unsaturated polyester prepolymer was synthesized from maleopimaric acid (MPA), diethylene glycol (DEG) and maleic anhydride (MA) in the molar proportions 1:4:3 respectively. MPA was prepared from natural rosin and MA. Kinetic studies of the reaction were performed, and the reactivities of MPA, MA and phthalic anhydride (PA) with respect to diethylene glycol were compared. Copolymerized with styrene, this prepolymer gave samples with higher Vicat distortion temperatures than usual commercial samples prepared from PA, MA and propylene glycol, while mechanical properties such as modulus and strength were similar.