Highly Efficient and Green Synthesis of Flavanones and Tetrahydroquinolones

X Zheng, H Jiang, J Xie, Z Yin…

Index: Zheng, Xuxu; Jiang, Heyan; Xie, Jingjing; Yin, Zhongyi; Zhang, Haidong Synthetic Communications, 2013 , vol. 43, # 7 p. 1023 - 1029

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Abstract

View all references ] Synthesis of these compounds has generated continuous interest among chemists and biologists, [ 2–7 View all references ] because of their diverse biological activities such as hypertensive, antibacterial, antitumor, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory activities. The common method for the synthesis of flavanones and tetrahydroquinolones is intramolecular cyclization of 2′-hydroxy and 2′-amino chalcones, respectively. Various conditions (acids, bases, ...