Download PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Reaction of β-bromo α-alkylthiocinnamonitriles with various substituted methyl salicylates followed by treatment with AlCl 3 /PhNO 2 provides 3-cyanoflavones. ... Several C-3 substituted flavones have been found to play an important role in a number of biological processes: the most ...