Homoisoflavonoids, a special subclass of flavonoids, are rarely found in nature, mainly
existing in Fabaceae and Asparagaceae families and being less common in Polygonaceae …

Homoisoflavonoids (3-benzylidene-4-chromanones) are considered as an infrequent
flavonoid class, possessing multi-beneficial bioactivities. The present study gives an …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Ethnobotanical knowledge in Lesotho is passed on orally
from one generation to another. As a result it has not been well documented. Existing …

The physiological responses to estrogen hormones are mediated within specific tissues by
at least two distinct receptors, ERα and ERβ. Several natural and synthetic molecules show …

Three new compounds, identified as (3S)-5-hydroxy-3-(2-hydroxybenzyl)-7-
methoxychroman-4-one, oleracone C (1), 5-hydroxy-3-(2-hydroxybenzyl)-7-methoxy-4H …

Catalysis with transition metals is a powerful synthetic tool for achieving a high degree of
molecular complexity from relatively simple building blocks. Among these transition metals …

Crinum biflorum Rottb.(syn. Crinum distichum) is an Amaryllidaceae plant used in African
traditional medicine but very few studies have been performed on this species from a …

A syn-arylative nickelation followed by nucleophilic syn-selective cyclization of o-
propargyloxy benzaldehydes is achieved toward the synthesis of chromanol skeletons with …

This review documents all the new homoisoflavonoids (HIFs) that have been reported since
2007, whose total number has grown from 159 in 2007 to 295 at the present time. This …

A catalytic asymmetric intramolecular crossed-benzoin reaction for the synthesis of
chromanones by novel camphor-derived N-heterocyclic carbenes is described. The …