A practical six-step synthesis of 12 methylated and hydroxylated isoflavanones was accomplished starting from readily available m-xylene. A significant improvement of this procedure included application of the simple and commercially available reagents, avoidance of expensive reagents and catalysts, simple operations and excellent yields.
A series of new aurone derivatives was prepared by means of a practical route and their anti-vascular smooth muscle cells（VSMC） vegetation activities were evaluated by the 3-（4,5-dimethylthlazol-2-yl）-2,5- diphenyltetrazolium bromide（MTT） method with tetrandrine as a positive contrast drug. The structures of the com- pounds were confirmed by 1H NMR, 13C NMR and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry（ESI-MS）. Several new compounds exhibited promising activity against VSMC proliferation and the preliminary structure-activity relation- ships（SAR） were discussed in order to investigate the essential structures required for their bioactivities.
FAN RuiBAN Shu-rongFENG Xiu-eZHAO Chen-xiaoLI Qing-shan
