A New Approach to Synthesize of 4-Phenacylideneflavene Derivatives and to Evaluate Their Cytotoxic Effects on HepG2 Cell Line

作者：Chen, Hongbin; Xu, Yang; Zhang, Yinan; Zheng, Zongping^*

来源：Molecules, 2017, 22(8): 1296.

DOI：10.3390/molecules22081296

• substituted acetophenones
• 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde
• 4-phenacylideneflavenes
• cytotoxic effect
• HepG2 cell line

In this study, a convenient approach and green procedure for the synthesis of 4-phenacylideneflavenes has been developed from the reaction between 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde and substituted acetophenones using boric acid as a catalyst in polyethylene glycol 400. Seven 4-phenacylideneflavenes were synthetized and their structures were confirmed by NMR and mass spectral analyses. Meanwhile, their possible mechanism of formation was also discussed. These products were found to have potential cytotoxic effect on HepG2 cell line with IC50 values from 12.5 to 50 mu M.

• 出版日期2017-8
• 单位厦门大学; 泉州师范学院