Regioselective synthesis of 6-alkyl- and 6-prenylpolyhydroxyisoflavones and 6-alkylcoumaronochromone derivatives
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Biosynthesis of a Flavonol from a Flavanone by Establishing a One-pot Bienzymatic Cascade
Published on: August 14, 2019
Masao Tsukayama1, Hironari Wada, Yasuhiko Kawamura
1Department of Chemical Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokushima, Minamijosanjima-cho, Tokushima 770-8506, Japan. tukayama@chem.tokushima-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
The palladium-catalyzed coupling reaction of 6-iodoisoflavone, prepared from 3'-iodoacetophenone derivative, with 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol gave 6-alkynylisoflavone derivative, which was hydrogenated to give 6-alkylhydroxyisoflavone (luteone hydrate) (2). Dehydration of 2 gave 2',4',5,7-tetrahydroxy-6-prenylisoflavone (luteone) (1). Wighteone hydrate (3) was also synthesized from 6-iodotris(benzyloxy)isoflavone in a similar manner. 6-Alkyl-4'5,7-trihydroxy-coumaronochromone (4) was synthesized by oxidative cyclization of 2 with o-chloranil.
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