Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of 7-alkoxyhesperetin derivatives

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/s00044-010-9462-7

Some new 7-alkoxyhesperetin derivatives, 7-methoxy-(c), 7-butoxy-(d), 7-octyloxy-(e), 7-decyloxy- (f), and 7-dodecyloxyhesperetin(g), were synthesized and confirmed by UV, IR, 1H NMR, and MS spectra data. The series of the synthesized compounds has been screened for their antibacterial activity in vitro and evaluated their structure-activity relationships. Substitution of the H with alkyl groups at C-7-OH led to significant change of their antibacterial activity. The antibacterial activity of 7-alkoxyhesperetin derivatives increased with the elongating of the length of aliphatic chain, and the maximum activity was reached at twelve carbon atoms. Compound f showed the highest antibacterial activity among all the compounds. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010.