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| Chalcone[1] | |
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| IUPAC name | 1,3-Diphenyl-2-propen-1-one |
| Other names | Chalcone Chalkone Benzylideneacetophenone Phenyl styryl ketone |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | [614-47-1 ((E)-Chalcone) 94-41-7 (Chalcone)] |
| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C15H12O |
| Molar mass | 208.26 g/mol |
| Density | 1.071 g/cm3 |
| Melting point |
55–57 °C |
| Boiling point |
345-348 °C |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox references |
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Chalcone is an aromatic ketone that forms the central core for a variety of important biological compounds, which are known collectively as chalcones. They show antibacterial, antifungal, antitumor and anti-inflammatory properties. Some chalcones demonstrated the ability to block voltage-dependent potassium channels. [2] They are also intermediates in the biosynthesis of flavonoids, which are substances widespread in plants and with an array of biological activities. Chalcones are also intermediates in the Auwers synthesis of flavones.
Methyl hydroxychalcone (MCHP), found in cinnamon, was thought to be an insulin mimetic, improving insulin response of diabetics.[3] It has since been determined that a flavonoid is responsible for the insulin-like biological activity.[4]
Synthesis
Chalcones can be prepared by an aldol condensation between a benzaldehyde and an acetophenone in the presence of sodium hydroxide as a catalyst.
This reaction has been found to work without any solvent at all - a solid-state reaction.[5] The reaction between substituted benzaldehydes and acetophenones has been used to demonstrate green chemistry in undergraduate chemistry education.[6] In a study investigating green chemistry synthesis, chalcones were also synthesized from the same starting materials in high temperature water (200 to 350 °C).[7]
References
- ^ Merck Index, 11th Edition, 2028.
- ^ Yarishkin, O.V., et al, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 18, (2008), 137–140.
- ^ Anderson (August 2001). "A hydroxychalcone derived from cinnamon functions as a mimetic for insulin in 3T3-L1 adipocytes". J Am Coll Nutr. 20 (4): 327–36. PMID 11506060. Retrieved on 2008-06-19.
- ^ Anderson (January 2004). "Isolation and characterization of polyphenol type-A polymers from cinnamon with insulin-like biological activity". J Agric Food Chem. 52 (1): 65–70. doi:. PMID 14709014.
- ^ Toda, F., et al, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. I, 1990, 3207.
- ^ Palleros, D. R., J. Chem. Educ., 81, 1345 (2004).
- ^ Comisar, C. M. and Savage, P. E. Green Chem., 6 (2004), 227 - 231. doi:10.1039/b314622g
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