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Synthesis and Characterization of Puerarin Derivatives and the Mechanism of Derivation Reaction

HAN Rui-Min1, TIAN Yu-Xi1, WANG Peng1, XIANG Jun-Feng2, AI Xi-Cheng1, ZHANG Jian-Ping1   

    1. State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species,
    2. Center for Physiochemical Analysis & Measurement, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100080, China
  • Received:2005-10-21 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2006-09-10 Published:2006-09-10
  • Contact: ZHANG Jian-Ping

Abstract: 7,4'-Dipropyl(Ⅰ), 7-propyl(Ⅱ) and 4'-propyl(Ⅲ) derivatives of puerarin were synthesized and characterized by using 1H NMR, NOESY and HRMS. Among the derivatives, Ⅱ is a new-type substituted compound of puerarin. 1H NMR spectroscopic analysis of aromatic protons combined with theoretical analysis of molecular structures proved the existence of two rotational isomers at 300 K, as well as a rapid interconversion equilibrium at 330 K for both compounds Ⅰ and Ⅱ. However, only one conformer exists for compound Ⅲ and puerarin containing 7-phenolic hydroxyl instead of propyl in A-ring as the case of compounds Ⅰ and Ⅱ. Based on UV-Visible absorption data of neutral and basic solutions, and on the density function calculations, the 7-phenolic hydroxyl group in A-ring was found to be more acidic than the 4'-phenolic hydroxyl group in B-ring. The mechanism of derivation reaction and the structure-reactivity relationship of puerarin as an antioxidant were further discussed.

Key words: Puerarin, Derivative, 1H NMR, Antioxidation

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