78185-20-3Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Oligomeric Flavonoids. Part 16. Novel Prorobinetinidins and the First A-Type Proanthocyanidin with a 5-Deoxy A- and 3,4-cis-C-Ring from the Maiden Investigation of Commercial Wattle Bark Extract
Cronje, Annemarie,Steynberg, Jan P.,Brandt, E. Vincent,Young, Desmond A.,Ferreira, Daneel
, p. 2467 - 2478 (2007/10/02)
Structural examination of the phenolic metabolites of commercially used wattle bark extract reveals the presence of a range of novel flavonoids comprising (-)-epirobinetinidol 1, the first C-methyl proanthocyanidin, (-)-fisetinidol-(4α,8)-6-methyl-(+)-catechin 3, the first prorobinetinidins with 3,4-cis-C-ring configurations 7 and 9, and the unique A-type prorobinetinidin 11 representing the first entry amongst this class of oligoflavonoids exhibiting a 5-deoxy A- and a 3,4-cis-C-ring.They are accompanied by a range of functionalized prorobinetinidin-type tetrahydropyranochromenes 20, 23, 25 and 28 and the trimeric 'isomerization-intermediate' 32, all exhibiting the characteristic structural features that are essential for the use of 'Mimosa' exctract in cold-setting adhesives and leather-tanning applications.In addition, evidence demonstrating that the dynamic A-E conformational equilibrium of flavan-3-ol moieties in condenced tannins may be influenced by external factors is presented.
Synthesis of Condensed Tannins. Part 4. A Direct Biomimetic Approach to - and -Biflavanoids
Botha, Jacobus, J.,Ferreira, Daneel,Roux, David G.
, p. 1235 - 1245 (2007/10/02)
The generation of flavanyl-4-carbo-cations from flavan-3,4-diols and their condensation with nucleophilic flavan-3-ols to form - and -biflavanoids at ambient temperatures and mildly acidic aqueous conditions apparently simulates the initial step in condensed tannin formation in a number of natural sources.The stereospecificity (or stereoselectivity) of the reaction is conditioned mainly by the 2,3-cis or 2,3-trans stereochemistry of the parent flavan-3,4-diol, but also by the nuclephilicity of the flavan-3-ol, and its regiospecific (or regioselective) course by steric factors arising from variation in substitution of the receptive A-ring of the flavan-3-ol.
