Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE), the main biologically active component of propolis, has been successfully synthesized from caffeic acid and β-bromoethylbenzene catalyzed by Na2CO3 in a mixed solvent of HMPA-CH...Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE), the main biologically active component of propolis, has been successfully synthesized from caffeic acid and β-bromoethylbenzene catalyzed by Na2CO3 in a mixed solvent of HMPA-CH3CN. To better understand the struc^re-activity relationship of CAPE, phenylethyl-monobenzoylcinnamate and phenylethyl-dibenzoylcinnamate were prepared. Meanwhile, the structure of phenylethyl-monobenzoylcinnamate was confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffiaction.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 20672008, 20972011)
文摘Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE), the main biologically active component of propolis, has been successfully synthesized from caffeic acid and β-bromoethylbenzene catalyzed by Na2CO3 in a mixed solvent of HMPA-CH3CN. To better understand the struc^re-activity relationship of CAPE, phenylethyl-monobenzoylcinnamate and phenylethyl-dibenzoylcinnamate were prepared. Meanwhile, the structure of phenylethyl-monobenzoylcinnamate was confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffiaction.