Pinostrobin dibromide (5), bright-green crystals, mp 104–106°Ñ (CHCl ), C H O Âr . IR spectrum (ÊÂr,
ν, cm ): 3435, 3034, 2948, 1634, 1607, 1542, 1503, 1437, 1410, 1371, 1345, 1290, 1254, 1217, 1181, 1154, 1110, 1089,
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1059, 1026, 982, 944, 913, 887, 791, 752, 734, 694, 630, 597, 569, 521, 471, 427. UV spectrum (λ, nm) (log ε): 216 (4.45),
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289 (4.24), 338 (3.53). Mass spectrum (m/z, I, %): 430 (38.2) [Ì , Âr , Âr ], 428 (75.4) [Ì , Âr , Âr ], 426 (37.5)
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[M , Âr , Âr ], 353 (10.5), 351 (23.2), 349 (12.2), 326 (50.9), 324 (100.0), 322 (53.1), 281 (12.3), 253 (5.2), 245 (6.6), 243
(6.9), 131 (12.2), 104 (16.7), 103 (25.9), 78 (15.9), 77 (22.9), 55 (16.2). Mass spectrum, m/z 425.9119 (calcd for Ñ Í Î Âr ,
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425.9103). Í NMR spectrum (500 MHz, CDCl , δ, ppm, J/Hz): 3.10 (1H, dd, J = 17.5, 3.0, Í-3b), 3.48 (1Í, dd, J = 17.0,
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12.5, Í-3a), 3.93 (3Í, s, OÑÍ ), 5.81 (1Í, dd, J = 12.5, 3.0, Í-2), 7.47 (3Í, m, Í-3′, 4′, 5′), 7.60 (2Í, m, Í-2′, 6′), 12.8 (1Í,
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m, ÎÍ).
5-Hydroxy-7-methoxydihydrochalcone (6). Aqueous KOH (1%, 10 mL) was slowly added dropwise to a mixture
of pinostrobin (0.65 g, 0.5 mmol), Ni-Al alloy (0.350 g), and H O (10 mL) over 1 h at 90°C and atmospheric pressure.
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The mixture was stirred for 4 h and cooled to room temperature. Insoluble material was filtered off using celite. The filter was
rinsed with EtOAc. The filtrate was extracted with EtOAc. The organic layer was dried over Na SO to afford white crystals,
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mp 167–169°Ñ (EtOAc), Ñ Í O . IR spectrum (ÊÂr, ν, cm ): 3259 (ÎÍ), 1646 (Ñ=O), 1595 (Ñ=Ñ), 1526, 1498, 1466,
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1442, 1429, 1387, 1364, 1303, 1213, 1163, 1064, 1039, 982, 963, 812, 764, 750, 726, 700, 651, 615. UV spectrum (λ, nm)
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(log ε): 207 (4.54), 220 (4.45), 286 (4.23), 327 (3.43). Mass spectrum (m/z, I, %): 272 [Ì] (27.7), 255 (5.7), 253 (4.4), 168
(9.3), 167 (100), 140 (26.6), 111 (4.5), 104 (4.4), 91 (16.5), 78 (1.4), 77 (3.8), 69 (6.0), 67 (5.8), 65 (4.4), 55 (2.6), 39 (2.9).
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Mass spectrum, m/z 272.1037 (calcd for Ñ Í Î , 272.1048). Í NMR spectrum (500 MHz, Me CO-d , δ, ppm, J/Hz): 2.98
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(1Í, dd, J = 12.0, 3.0, Í-2), 3.41 (2Í, m, Í-3), 3.78 (3Í, s, OÑÍ ), 5.99 (2Í, br.s, Í-6, 8), 7.16 (1Í, m, Í-4′), 7.26 (4Í, m,
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Í-2′, 3′, 5′, 6′). Ñ NMR spectrum (125 MHz, Me CO-d , δ, ppm): 31.3 (Ñ-2, CH ), 46.4 (Ñ-3, CH ), 55.8 (ÎÑÍ ), 94.4
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(Ñ-8, CH), 95.8 (Ñ-6, CH), 105.7 (Ñ-10), 126.6 (Ñ-4′, CH), 129.1 (Ñ-2′, 6′), 129.3 (C-3′, 5′), 142.8 (Ñ-1′), 165.2 (Ñ-5), 166.9
(Ñ-7), 196.6 (Ñ-4).
PinostrobinAcetate (7). Acetic anhydride (4 mL) was treated with pinostrobin (0.5 g, 1.85 mmol), heated on a water
bath until the pinostrobin was completely dissolved, treated with p-toluenesulfonic acid (0.002 g), refluxed for 4 h, and treated
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with NaHCO solution to form a white powder, mp 146–148°Ñ, Ñ Í Î . Yield 0.49 g (86%). IR spectrum (ÊBr, ν, cm ):
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2923, 2852, 1768 (Ñ=Î), 1676 (Ñ=Î), 1617, 1564, 1444 (aromatic rings). UV spectrum (λ, nm): 213, 275.5. Í NMR spectrum
(500 MHz, CDCl , δ, ppm, J/Hz): 2.26 (3Í, s, COÑÍ ) 2.80 (1Í, dd, J = 4.0, 16.0, Í-3b), 3.08 (1Í, dd, J = 12.0, 16.0, Í-3a),
3.90 (3H, s, OMe), 5.60 (1Í, dd, J = 12.0, 3.0, H-2), 6.30 (1Í, s, Í-6), 6.45 (1Í, s, Í-8), 7.4–7.5 (5Í, Ar). C NMR spectrum
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(125 MHz, CDCl , δ, ppm): 21.26 (ÑÍ ), 45.15 (Ñ-3, CH ), 55.94 (ÎCH ), 79.68 (Ñ-2, CH), 95.24 (Ñ-6, CH), 99.62 (Ñ-8,
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CH), 108.01 (Ñ-10), 126.25 (Ñ-2′, 6′), 128.98 (Ñ-3′, 5′), 138.44 (Ñ-1’), 151.92 (Ñ-5), 164.34 (Ñ-9), 165.59 (Ñ-7), 169.71
(Ñ-11), 188.95 (Ñ-4). Elemental analysis: found, %: C 68.64, H 5.76; calcd, %: C 69.22, H 5.16.
8-Cytisinyl Tectochrysin (9). Paraformaldehyde (0.039 g) and ZnCl (0.014 g) were refluxed in EtOH (5 mL) for
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4–6 h until the paraformaldehyde dissolved, cooled to 20–25°C, treated with cytisine (0.23 g, 1.2 mmol), and stirred to
dissolve the cytisine. The resulting mixture was added dropwise to a stirred solution of the flavonoid (0.3 g, 1.1 mmol) in
EtOH (10 mL) over 15 min and stirred for 3.5 h. The solvent was distilled off. The solid was treated with EtOAc (10 mL),
stirred, and treated dropwise with MeOH (5 mL) saturated with HCl (pH 2). The precipitate was separated, dried, dissolved in
H O (10 mL), and treated with NaHCO solution (1%) to pH 7–8 and then with EtOAc (10 mL). The organic layer was
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separated. The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc. The organic extracts were combined and dried over MgSO .
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The solvent was vacuum distilled to afford a powdery compound of formula C H N O . Yield 0.27 g (51%). IR spectrum
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(KBr, ν, ñm ): 3392, 3063, 2937, 2787, 1651, 1611, 1587, 1547, 1490, 1421, 1415. UV spectrum (λ , nm) (log ε): 206
(4.98), 215 (5.00), 235 (3.71), 275 (4.93), 313 (4.81). Í NMR spectrum (500 MHz, ÑD ÎD + Ñ D N, δ, ppm, J/Hz):
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à) tectochrysin fragment: 3.73 (3Í, s, ÎÑÍ ), 6.59 (1Í, s, Í-3), 6.11 (1Í, s, Í-6), 7.47–7.52 (m, Í-3′, 4′, 5′), 7.89–7.91 (m,
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Í-2′, 6′); b) cytisine fragment: 1.60 (1Í, d, J = 12.49, Í-13), 1.68 (1H, d, J = 12.49, H-13), 2.24 (1H, br.s, Í-15), 2.34 (1Í, d,
J = 10.93 , Í-14), 2.38 (1Í, d, J = 12.09, H-11), 2.81–2.86 (2H, m, Í-11, 12), 2.89 (1Í, d, J = 10.93, Í-14), 3.45 (2Í, s, Í-22),
3.73 (1Í, d, J = 4.94, Í-16), 3.87 (1Í, d, J = 4.95, Í-16), 6.15 (1Í, dd, J = 6.95, 1.25, Í-17), 6.38 (1Í, dd, J = 8.92, 1.25,
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H-19), 7.26 (1H, dd, J = 6.95, 8.92, H-18). C NMR spectrum (125 MHz, ÑD ÎD + Ñ D N, δ, ppm): à) tectochrysin fragment:
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91.01 (C-6, CH), 55.55 (CH O), 105.8 (Ñ-3, CH), 164.9 (C-7), 182.5 (C-4), 126.2 (C-2′, 6′), 129.03 (C-3′, 5′), 131.08 (C-4′, CH),
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158.4 (C-9); b) cytisine fragment: 21.50 (Ñ-15, CH), 22.52 (Ñ-13, CH ), 26.42 (Ñ-12, CH), 48.34 (Ñ-16, CH ), 49.40 (Ñ-11, CH ),
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55.50 (Ñ-14, CH ), 117.8 (Ñ-19, CH), 138.84 (Ñ-18, CH), 163.81 (Ñ-21), 167.25 (Ñ-20).
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Complex of Tectochrysin with Cu(II) (10). A solution of tectochrysin (2, 0.2 g, 0.74 mmol) in EtOH (10 mL)
was stirred, treated with an aqueous solution of CuCl (2:0.5 mol) and NH OH solution (25%) to adjust the pH to 8, heated at
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