title: Synthesis of (+/-) homoisoflavanone and corresponding homoisoflavane.
abstract: The total synthesis of racemic 3-(4'-methoxybenzyl)-7,8-methylenedioxy-chroman-4-one, a homoisoflavanone with antimycobacterial activity isolated recently from Chlorophytum inornatum, was described. During this research, the first approach for the conversion of homoisoflavonoids into homoisoflavanes was also developed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wei-Ge
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Xin-Sheng
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D007529:Isoflavones / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D007529:Isoflavones