A range of fullerene-chalcone, fullerene-flavone, and fullerene-chromone dyads, including a bis(flavonyl)-fullerene dyad, were prepared by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of azomethine ylides to C-60 and by cyclopropanation of C-60 with flavonyl malonates. Synthetic and natural flavonoid derivatives were used as starting materials. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
A range of fullerene-chalcone, fullerene-flavone, and fullerene-chromone dyads, including a bis(flavonyl)-fullerene dyad, were prepared by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of azomethine ylides to C-60 and by cyclopropanation of C-60 with flavonyl malonates. Synthetic and natural flavonoid derivatives were used as starting materials. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
A highly efficient and selective Pd/C-catalyzed ligand-free cyclocarbonylation reaction for the synthesis of flavones has been developed. Various flavone derivatives were isolated in excellent yields with excellent functional group tolerances. Additionally, catalyst reuse experiments were performed successfully as well.