Bioactive Phytochemicals: Efficient Synthesis of Optically Active Substituted Flav-3-enes and Flav-3-en-3-o-R Derivatives

The structural core of flavene (2-phenyl-2H-chromene) is commonly found in plant flavonoids, which exhibit a wide range of biological activities and diverse pharmacological profiles (e.g., antioxidant and anticancer activities). Flavonoids have attracted significant interest in medicinal and synthet...

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Main Authors: Matthew Chilaka Achilonu, Moosa Mahmood Sedibe, Karabo Shale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3971253