36768-43-1

Upstream product

• 6921-66-0 4-chloro-2-hydroxy acetophenone 
• 104-88-1 4-chlorobenzaldehyde 

Downstream Products

• 111391-75-4 7-chloro-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-methoxy-4H-chromen-4-one 
• 111391-56-1 7-Chloro-2-(4-chloro-phenyl)-3-hydroxy-chromen-4-one 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Halogenated flavanones as potential apoptosis-inducing agents: Synthesis and biological activity evaluation

A series of halogenated flavanones were synthesized from 2-hydroxychalcones and tested for their cytotoxicity against a panel of human cancer cell lines. Among the synthesized compounds, 3′,7-dichloroflavanone (2d) showed the highest activity against MCF-7, LNCaP, PC3, Hep-G2, KB and SK-N-MC cells. However, 3′,6-dichloroflavanone (2g) with IC50 value of 2.9 ± 0.9 μM was the most potent compound against MDA-MB-231 cells, being approximately 12 times more active than etoposide as reference drug. According to the flow-cytometric analysis, compound 2g can induce apoptosis by 66.19 and 21.37% in PC3 and MDA-MB-231 cells, respectively. The results of acridine orange/ethidium bromide staining and TUNEL assay suggested that the cytotoxic activity of this compound in PC3 and MDA-MB-231 cells occurs via apoptosis.

4'-Hydroxy-3-methoxyflavones with potent antipicornavirus activity

4'-Hydroxy-3-methoxyflavones are natural compounds with known antiviral activities against picornaviruses such as poliomyelitis and rhinoviruses. In order to establish a structure-activity relationship a series of analogues were synthesized, and their antiviral activities and cytotoxicities were compared with those of flavones from natural origin. The 4'-hydroxyl and 3-methoxyl groups, a substitution in the 5 position and a polysubstituted A ring appeared to be essential requirements for a high activity. The most interesting compound was 4',7-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-5,6-dimethylflavone possessing in vitro TI99 values of > 1000 and > 200 against poliovirus type 1 and rhinovirus type 15, respectively. This compound was also active against other rhinovirus serotypes (2, 9, 14, 29, 39, 41, 59, 63, 70, 85, and 89) tested, having MIC50 values ranging from 0.016 to 0.5 μg/mL. Finally in contrast to quercetin it showed to be not mutagenic in concentrations up to 2.5 mg in the Ames test.