A mild, efficient and regioselective method for the selective halogenation of flavonoids is presented. Halogenated flavanones and Flavones tire considered potential benzodiazepine receptor ligands and with DMD/NaX or oxone/acetone/water/NaX systems they can be synthesised in preparative amounts. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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