Patent Abstract:
flavone derivatives , preparative method of the derivatives and use thereof as medicaments for treating diabetes . the structure of the derivatives is presented by formula 1 : in the structure , r 1 and r 2 , which are identical or not , represent hydrogen atom , halogen , cyano , hydroxyl , trifluoromethyl , thio - methyl , benzyloxy , c1 - c8 linear chain or branch chain alkyl , c1 - c8 linear chain or branch chain alkoxy . the pharmacological test indicates that the flavone derivatives can significantly increase the glucose consumption of hep - g2 cell with insulin resistance activity , promote translocation of glucose transporter 4 of skeletal muscle cells at different level , and significantly increase glucose intake and utilization by cells . the test proves the fact for the first time that the flavone derivatives can significantly promote translocation of glucose transporter 4 of skeletal muscle cells , and one of the mechanisms for treating diabetes is activating the cell ampk phosphorylation and phosphorylating the downstream acc .

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the contents of the present invention are specifically described by the following examples . in the present invention , examples are described in the following in order to illustrate the present invention better , and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention . to a solution of substituted benzaldehydes in acetone at room temperature was slowly added a solution of the 4n naoh aqueous solution . the mixture was stirred at 40 ° c . after completion of the reaction , excess acetone was removed under reduced pressure . upon acidification with 1 n hcl , the reaction mixture was extracted with ch 2 cl 2 , and then the solution was dried over anhydrous mgso 4 . solvent was removed , and the crude product was chromatographed on silica gel to give the compound series ii shown in formula ( 4 ). to a solution of compound ii in thf at room temperature was slowly added a solution of the pyrrolidonehydrotribromide in thf . the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 24 h . after completion of the reaction , removal of the solvent afforded crude product , which was chromatographed on silica gel to give compound series iii shown in formula ( 5 ). to a mixture of kaempferol ( 1 . 2 eq ) and k 2 co 3 ( 1 . 2 eq ) in 1 , 4 - dioxane ( 10 ml ), which was stirred for 90 minutes while maintaining gentle reflux , was added a solution of the compound iii ( 1 eq ) in 1 , 4 - dioxane ( 2 nil ) for 30 minutes . the reaction mixture was refluxed until the starting material disappeared , as indicated by tlc . the solvent was removed from the reaction mixture under reduced pressure . water was added , the aqueous phase was neutralized ( to ph 7 ) with 1 m hcl , and then extracted with ethyl acetate . the organic phase was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate , filtered and concentrated . the crude product was purified using a gel - permeation chromatograph ( hw - 40 ; ch 2 cl 2 - meoh , 1 : 1 ) and preparation - tlc to give compound series i as shown in formula ( 6 ). after the above mentioned procedure ( example 3 ), the yellow solid was afforded from compound iii - 1 as starting material . yield : 18 . 5 %, 1 h - nmr ( 4 . 00 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 12 . 56 ( 1h , s , oh ), 10 . 27 ( 1h , br s , oh ), 10 . 12 ( 1h , br s , oh ), 8 . 05 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 9 hz ), 7 . 59 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 1 hz ), 7 . 52 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 6 hz ), 6 . 92 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 9 hz ), 6 . 84 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 1 hz ), 6 . 81 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 6 hz ), 6 . 47 ( 1h , d , j = 2 . 1 hz ), 6 . 22 ( 1h , d , j = 2 . 0 hz ), 5 . 02 ( 2h , s ). 13 c - nmr ( 100 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 194 . 6 , 178 . 0 , 164 . 7 , 161 . 6 , 160 . 7 , 156 . 8 , 155 . 7 , 143 . 6 , 136 . 8 , 131 . 2 , 131 . 0 , 125 . 6 , 121 . 0 , 119 . 3 , 116 . 4 , 116 . 0 , 104 . 5 , 99 . 1 , 94 . 2 , 75 . 6 , 60 . 2 . esi - ms m / z : 445 . 3 [ m - h ] − . after the above mentioned procedure ( example 3 ), the yellow solid was afforded from compound iii - 2 as starting material . yield : 21 . 3 %. 1 h - nmr ( 400 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 12 . 57 ( 1h , s , oh ), 10 . 90 ( 1h , br s , oh ), 10 . 28 ( 1h , br s , oh ), 8 . 05 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 9 hz ), 7 . 65 - 7 . 61 ( 3h , m ), 7 . 47 - 7 . 45 ( 2h , m ), 7 . 42 - 7 . 38 ( 2h , m ), 7 . 36 - 7 . 32 ( 1h , m ), 7 . 07 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 8 hz ), 6 . 94 - 6 . 90 ( 3h , m ), 6 . 47 ( 1h , d , j = 2 . 0 hz ), 6 . 22 ( 1h , d , j = 2 . 0 hz ), 5 . 16 ( 2h , s ), 5 . 04 ( 2h , s ). 13 c - nmr . ( 100 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 194 . 7 , 178 . 0 , 164 . 7 , 161 . 6 , 161 . 0 , 160 . 7 , 156 . 8 , 155 . 7 , 143 . 0 , 137 . 1 , 136 . 8 , 131 . 0 , 130 . 9 , 128 . 9 , 128 . 4 , 128 . 3 , 127 . 4 , 121 . 0 , 120 . 5 , 116 . 0 , 115 . 8 , 104 . 5 , 99 . 1 , 94 . 2 , 75 . 6 , 69 . 9 . esi - ms m / z : 535 . 5 [ m - h ] − . a after the above mentioned procedure ( example 3 ), the yellow solid was afforded from compound iii - 3 as starting material . yield : 19 . 2 %, 1 h - nmr ( 400 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 12 . 57 ( 1h , s , oh ), 10 . 89 ( 1h , br s , oh ), 10 . 29 ( 1h , br s , oh ), 8 . 05 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 9 hz ), 7 . 63 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 1 hz ), 7 . 63 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 8 hz ), 6 . 98 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 8 hz ), 6 . 92 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 9 hz ), 6 . 91 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 4 hz ), 6 . 46 ( 1h , d , j = 2 . 0 hz ), 6 . 22 ( 1h , d , j = 2 . 0 hz ), 5 . 04 ( 2h , s ), 3 . 80 ( 3h , s ). 13 c - nmr ( 100 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 194 . 7 , 178 . 0 , 164 . 7 , 161 . 9 , 161 . 6 , 160 . 7 , 156 . 8 , 155 . 7 , 143 . 1 , 136 . 7 , 131 . 0 , 127 . 2 , 121 . 0 , 120 . 3 , 116 . 0 , 114 . 9 , 104 . 5 , 99 . 1 , 94 . 2 , 75 . 6 , 55 . 8 . esi - ms m / z : 459 . 3 [ m - h ] − . after the above mentioned procedure ( example 3 ), the yellow solid was afforded from compound iii - 4 as starting material . yield : 17 . 3 %. 1 h - nmr ( 400 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 12 . 57 ( 1h , s , oh ), 10 . 90 ( 1h , s , oh ), 10 . 28 ( 1h , s , oh ), 8 . 05 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 7 hz ), 7 . 63 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 5 hz ), 7 . 61 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 5 hz ), 7 . 29 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 0 hz ), 6 . 97 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 6 hz ), 6 . 93 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 5 hz ), 6 . 90 ( 1h , d , j = 14 . 6 hz ), 6 . 47 ( 1h , d , j = 1 . 5 hz ), 6 . 22 ( 1h , d , j = 1 . 5 hz ), 5 . 04 ( 2h , s ), 4 . 07 ( 2h , q ), 1 . 34 ( 3h , t ). 13 c - nmr ( 100 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 194 . 2 , 177 . 5 , 164 . 2 , 161 . 1 , 160 . 7 , 160 . 2 , 156 . 3 , 155 . 2 , 142 . 6 , 136 . 3 , 130 . 5 , 130 . 4 , 126 . 5 , 121 . 1 , 120 . 5 , 119 . 7 , 115 . 5 , 114 . 8 , 104 . 0 , 98 . 6 , 93 . 7 , 75 . 2 , 63 . 3 , 14 . 5 . esi - ms m / z : 473 . 4 [ m - h ] − . after the above mentioned procedure ( example 3 ), the yellow solid was afforded from compound iii - 5 as starting material . yield : 17 . 6 %. 1 h - nmr ( 400 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 12 . 56 ( 1h , s , oh ), 10 . 89 ( 1h , s , oh ), 10 . 27 ( 1h , s , oh ), 8 . 05 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 8 hz ), 7 . 67 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 0 hz ), 7 . 69 - 7 . 67 ( 2h , m ), 7 . 45 - 7 . 43 ( 3h , m ), 7 . 05 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 4 hz ), 6 . 93 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 8 hz ), 6 . 47 ( 1h , d , j = 1 . 9 hz ), 6 . 22 ( 1h , d , j = 1 . 9 hz ), 5 . 08 ( 2h , s ), 13 c - nmr ( 100 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 194 . 9 , 178 . 0 , 164 . 7 , 161 . 6 , 160 . 7 , 156 . 8 ) 155 . 7 , 143 . 1 , 136 . 8 , 134 . 7 , 131 . 2 , 131 . 0 , 129 . 4 , 129 . 0 , 122 . 8 , 121 . 0 , 116 . 0 , 104 . 5 , 99 . 1 , 94 . 2 , 75 . 7 . esi - ms m / z : 429 . 4 [ m - h ] − . after the above mentioned procedure ( example 3 ), the yellow solid was afforded from compound iii - 4 as starting material . yield : 13 . 4 %. 1 h - nmr ( 400 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 12 . 56 ( 1h , s , oh ), 10 . 88 ( 1h , br s , oh ), 10 . 27 ( 1h , br s , oh ), 8 . 05 ( 2h , d , 8 . 9 hz ), 7 . 63 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 2 hz ), 7 . 57 ( 1h , d , j = 8 . 1 hz ), 7 . 25 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 0 hz ), 6 . 99 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 3 hz ), 6 . 47 ( 1h , d , j = 2 . 0 hz ), 6 . 22 ( 1h , d , j = 2 . 0 hz ), 5 . 06 ( 2h , s ), 2 . 34 ( 3h , s ). 13 c - nmr ( 100 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 194 . 9 , 178 . 0 , 164 . 7 , 161 . 6 , 160 . 7 , 156 . 8 , 155 . 7 , 143 . 2 , 141 . 3 , 136 . 8 , 132 . 0 , 131 . 9 , 131 . 0 , 129 . 1 , 121 . 8 , 121 . 0 , 116 . 0 , 104 . 5 , 99 . 1 , 94 . 2 , 75 . 7 , 21 . 5 . esi - ms m / z : 443 . 4 [ m - h ] − after the above mentioned procedure ( example 3 ), the yellow solid was afforded from compound iii - 7 as starting material . yield : 12 . 4 %. 1 h - nmr ( 400 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 12 . 57 ( 1h , s , oh ), 10 . 89 ( 1h , s , oh ), 10 . 27 ( 1h , s , oh ), 9 . 25 ( 1h , s , oh ), 8 . 05 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 4 hz ), 7 . 55 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 0 hz ), 7 . 12 ( 2h , s ), 6 . 97 ( 1h , d , j = 8 . 5 hz ), 6 . 92 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 4 hz ), 6 . 82 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 0 hz ), 6 . 47 ( 1h , s ), 6 . 22 ( 1h , s ), 5 . 02 ( 2h , s ), 3 . 82 ( 3h , s ). 13 c - nmr ( 100 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 194 . 1 , 177 . 5 , 164 . 2 , 161 . 1 , 160 . 2 , 156 . 3 , 155 . 2 , 150 . 4 , 146 . 7 , 143 . 1 , 136 . 3 , 130 . 5 , 127 . 0 , 121 . 8 , 120 . 5 , 119 . 7 , 115 . 5 , 114 . 2 , 112 . 0 , 104 . 0 , 98 . 6 , 93 . 7 , 75 . 1 , 55 . 6 . esi - ms m / z : 475 . 4 [ m - h ] − after the above mentioned procedure ( example 3 ), the yellow solid was afforded from compound iii - 8 as starting material . yield : 13 . 5 %. 1 h - nmr ( 400 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 12 . 58 ( 1h , s , oh ), 10 . 89 ( 1h , s , oh ), 10 . 26 ( 1h , s , oh ), 9 . 70 ( 1h , br s , oh ), 8 . 06 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 8 hz ), 7 . 59 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 1 hz ), 7 . 30 ( 1h , d , j = 1 . 5 hz ), 7 . 13 ( 1h , d , j = 8 . 2 hz , j = 1 . 5 hz ), 6 . 92 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 8 hz ), 6 . 90 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 1 hz ), 6 . 47 ( 1h , d , j = 1 . 9 hz ), 6 . 22 ( 1h , d , j = 2 . 0 hz ), 5 . 04 ( 2h , s ), 3 . 82 ( 3h , s ). 13 c - nmr ( 100 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 194 . 5 , 178 . 0 , 164 . 7 , 161 . 6 , 160 . 7 , 156 . 8 , 155 . 7 , 150 . 2 , 148 . 4 , 144 . 0 , 136 . 8 , 131 . 0 , 126 . 2 , 124 . 0 , 1121 . 0 , 119 . 7 , 116 . 1 , 116 . 0 , 112 . 0 , 104 . 5 , 99 . 1 , 94 . 2 , 75 . 5 , 56 . 1 . esi - ms m / z : 475 . 4 [ m - h ] − . after the above mentioned procedure ( example 3 ), the yellow solid was afforded from compound iii - 9 as starting material . yield : 17 . 3 %. 1 h - nmr ( 400 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 12 . 55 ( 1h , s , oh ), 10 . 84 ( 1h , s , oh ), 10 . 25 ( 1h , s , oh ), 8 . 06 ( 2h , s , j = 2 . 0 hz ), 7 . 65 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 3 hz ), 7 . 60 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 4 hz ), 7 . 46 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 4 hz ), 7 . 00 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 2 hz ), 6 . 93 ( 2h , d , j = 9 . 0 hz ), 6 . 47 ( 1h , d , j = 2 . 2 hz ), 6 . 22 ( 1h , d , 2 . 0 hz ), 5 . 07 ( 2h , s ), 1 . 29 ( 9h , s ). 13 c - nmr ( 100 mhz , dmso - d 6 ) δ194 . 9 , 178 . 0 , 164 . 7 , 161 . 6 , 160 . 7 , 156 . 8 , 155 . 7 , 154 . 2 , 143 . 1 , 136 . 8 , 132 . 0 , 131 . 0 , 128 . 9 , 126 . 3 , 122 . 0 , 121 . 0 , 116 . 0 , 104 . 5 , 99 . 1 , 94 . 2 , 75 . 7 , 35 . 1 , 31 . 3 . esi - ms m / z : 485 . 2 [ m - h ] − . after the above mentioned procedure ( example 3 ), the yellow solid was afforded from compound iii - 10 as starting material . yield : 21 . 2 %, 1 h - nmr ( 400 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 12 . 55 ( 1h , s , oh ), 8 . 05 ( 1h , d , j = 8 . 9 hz ), 7 . 64 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 2 hz ), 7 . 59 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 2 hz ), 7 . 30 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 2 hz ), 7 . 00 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 3 hz ), 6 . 93 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 9 hz ), 6 . 47 ( 1h , d , j = 2 . 0 hz ), 6 . 22 ( 1h , d , j = 2 . 0 hz ), 5 . 06 ( 2h , s ), 2 . 91 ( 1h , m ), 1 . 20 ( 6h , d , j = 6 . 9 hz ). 13 c - nmr ( 100 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 194 . 9 , 178 . 0 , 164 . 7 , 161 . 6 , 160 . 7 , 156 . 8 , 155 . 7 , 152 . 0 , 143 . 2 , 136 . 7 , 132 . 3 , 132 . 0 , 131 . 0 , 129 . 2 , 127 . 4 , 126 . 6 , 116 . 0 , 104 . 5 , 99 . 1 , 94 . 2 , 75 . 7 , 60 . 2 , 33 . 9 , 24 . 0 . esi - ms m / z : 471 . 2 [ m - h ] − . after the above mentioned procedure ( example 3 ), the yellow solid was afforded from compound iii - 11 as starting material . yield : 13 . 5 %. 1 h - nmr ( 400 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 12 . 57 ( 1h , s , oh ), 10 . 89 ( 2h , s , oh ), 10 . 28 ( 1h , s , oh ), 8 . 06 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 6 hz ), 7 . 75 ( 1h , s ), 7 . 58 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 2 hz ), 7 . 50 ( 1h , d , j = 8 . 5 hz ), 7 . 02 ( 1h , d , j = 8 . 5 hz ), 6 . 93 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 7 hz ), 6 . 92 ( 1h , d , j = 15 . 6 hz ), 6 . 48 ( 1h , s ), 6 . 22 ( 1h , s ), 5 . 04 ( 2h , s ). 13 c - nmr ( 100 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 194 . 1 , 177 . 5 , 164 . 2 , 161 . 1 , 160 . 2 , 156 . 3 , 155 . 5 , 155 . 2 , 141 . 6 , 136 . 2 , 130 . 5 , 130 . 3 , 128 . 8 , 126 . 5 , 120 . 5 , 120 . 4 , 120 . 3 , 116 . 9 , 115 . 5 , 104 . 0 , 98 . 6 , 93 . 7 , 75 . 1 . esi - ms m / z : 479 . 9 [ m - h ] − . after the above mentioned procedure ( example 3 ), the yellow solid was afforded from compound iii - 12 as starting material . yield : 20 . 1 %. 1 h - nmr ( 400 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 12 . 53 ( 1h , s , oh ), 10 . 89 ( 1h , s , oh ), 10 . 25 ( 1h , s , oh ), 8 . 04 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 9 hz ), 7 . 91 - 7 . 86 ( 4h , m ), 7 . 70 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 4 hz ), 7 . 19 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 4 hz ), 6 . 47 ( 1h , d , j = 2 . 0 hz ), 6 . 22 ( 1h , d , j = 2 . 0 hz ), 5 . 10 ( 2h , s ). 13 c - nmr ( 100 mhz , dmso - d 6 ) δ195 . 0 , 177 . 9 , 167 . 6 , 164 . 7 , 163 . 5 , 161 . 6 , 160 . 7 , 159 . 0 , 156 . 8 , 155 . 7 , 142 . 4 , 140 . 8 , 139 . 3 , 136 . 7 , 133 . 2 , 133 . 1 , 131 . 0 , 129 . 6 , 126 . 0 , 121 . 0 , 119 . 0 , 116 . 0 , 112 . 9 , 104 . 5 , 99 . 2 , 94 . 2 , 75 . 9 . esi - ms m / z : 453 . 9 [ m - h ] − . after the above mentioned procedure ( example 3 ), the yellow solid was afforded from compound iii - 13 as starting material . yield : 13 . 1 %. 1 h - nmr ( 400 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 12 . 53 ( 1h , s , oh ), 10 . 87 ( 1h , s , oh ), 10 . 25 ( 1h , s , oh ), 8 . 04 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 7 hz ), 7 . 63 ( 4h , m ), 7 . 07 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 3 hz ), 6 . 92 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 7 hz ), 6 . 47 d , j = 1 . 5 hz ), 6 . 22 ( 1h , d , j = 1 . 6 hz ), 5 . 07 ( 2h , s ). 13 c - nmr ( 100 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 194 . 9 , 177 . 9 , 164 . 7 , 161 . 6 , 160 . 7 , 156 . 8 , 155 . 7 , 141 . 7 , 136 . 7 , 134 . 0 , 132 . 4 , 131 . 0 , 130 . 9 , 124 . 5 , 123 . 6 , 121 . 0 , 116 . 0 , 104 . 5 , 99 . 2 , 94 . 2 . esl - ms m / z : 507 . 6 [ m - h ] − . after the above mentioned procedure ( example 3 ), the yellow solid was afforded from compound iii - 14 as starting material . yield : 19 . 2 %. 1 h - nmr ( 400 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 12 . 54 ( 1h , s , oh ), 10 . 36 ( 1h , br s , oh ), 10 . 00 ( 1h , br s , oh ), 8 . 03 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 2 hz ), 7 . 75 - 7 . 65 ( 3h , m ), 7 . 29 - 7 . 25 ( 2h , m ), 7 . 00 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 0 hz ), 6 . 93 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 4 hz ), 6 . 50 ( 1h , s ), 6 . 24 ( 1h , s ), 5 . 06 ( 2h , s ). 13 c - nmr ( 100 mhz , dmso - d 6 ) δ194 . 9 , 177 . 9 , 165 . 1 , 164 . 9 , 162 . 7 , 161 . 6 , 160 . 8 , 156 . 8 , 155 . 7 , 141 . 9 , 136 . 7 , 131 . 4 , 131 . 3 , 131 . 0 , 130 . 4 , 122 . 8 , 121 . 0 , 116 . 6 , 116 . 4 , 116 . 0 , 104 . 5 , 99 . 2 , 94 . 3 , 75 . 7 , 63 . 3 . esi - ms m / z : 447 . 1 [ m - h ] − . after the above mentioned procedure ( example 3 ), the yellow solid was afforded from compound iii - 15 as starting material . yield : 12 . 4 %, 1 h - nmr ( 400 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 12 . 60 ( 1h , s , oh ), 10 . 97 ( 1h , br s , oh ), 10 . 34 ( 1h , br s , oh ), 8 . 10 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 9 hz ), 7 . 76 ( 2h , d , 8 . 5 hz ), 7 . 71 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 4 hz ), 7 . 55 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 5 hz ), 7 . 12 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 4 hz ), 6 . 97 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 9 hz ), 6 . 53 ( 1h , d , j = 2 . 0 hz ), 6 . 27 ( 1h , d , j = 2 . 0 hz ), 5 . 13 ( 2h , s ), 13 c - nmr ( 100 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 194 . 9 , 178 . 0 , 164 . 7 , 161 . 6 , 160 . 7 , 156 . 8 , 155 . 7 , 141 . 7 , 136 . 7 , 135 . 7 , 133 . 7 , 131 . 0 , 130 . 7 , 129 . 5 , 123 . 5 , 121 . 0 , 116 . 0 , 104 . 5 , 99 . 2 , 94 . 2 , 75 . 8 , 63 . 3 . esi - ms m / z : 463 . 8 [ m - h ] − . after the above mentioned procedure ( example 3 ), the yellow solid was afforded from compound iii - 6 as starting material . yield : 24 . 5 %. 1 h - nmr ( 400 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 12 . 54 ( 1h , s , oh ), 10 . 90 ( 1h , s , oh ), 10 . 26 ( 1h , s , oh ), 8 . 05 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 6 hz ), 8 . 02 ( 1h , s ), 7 . 69 ( 2h , s ), 7 . 63 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 3 hz ), 7 . 15 ( 1h , d , j = 16 . 3 hz ), 6 . 91 ( 2h , d , j = 8 . 6 hz ), 6 . 47 ( 1h , s ), 6 . 22 ( 1h , s ), 5 . 08 ( 2h , s ). 13 c - nmr ( 100 mhz , dmso - d 6 ): δ 194 . 4 , 177 . 4 , 170 . 3 , 164 . 2 , 161 . 1 , 160 . 2 , 156 . 3 , 155 . 2 , 139 . 7 , 136 . 2 , 135 . 1 , 132 . 8 , 131 . 8 , 131 . 0 , 130 . 5 , 130 . 2 , 128 . 3 , 124 . 3 , 120 . 5 , 115 . 5 , 112 . 8 , 104 . 0 , 98 . 6 , 93 . 7 , 75 . 3 , 59 . 7 . esi - ms m / z : 498 . 3 [ m - h ] − . the compounds were dissolved in dmso as stock . the final solution was 1 : 1 , 000 dilution of the stock in dmem . human hepg2 cells were cultured in 96 - well cluster plates , after achieving confluence , 10 − 7 m insulin was treated for 36 h in serum - free and phenol red - free high - glucose dmem . after this incubation , the cells were washed four times with high - glucose dmem ( ph = 4 ) and twice with phosphate - buffered saline . the cells were added to serum - free and phenol red - free high - glucose dmem containing the various test compounds at different concentrations , incubated for 24 h , and then glucose content in the culture medium was measured using a glucose assay kit . the enhancement ratio of glucose consumption ( gc ) was calculated as follows : the potencies of the products were expressed as median effective concentration ( ec50 ) values . all data were presented as the means ± sd . spss10 . 0 was used for statistical analysis . statistical significance was at a level of 5 % ( p & lt ; 0 . 05 ). the tested compounds showed significant effects on enhancing glucose consumption in ir hepg2 cells ( table 4 . 1 ). compound i - 12 revealed the strongest anti - diabetic activity , and had greater than that of marketed drug metformin . effects on glucose consumption , of compounds i in ir hepg2 cells 4 . 2 . screening of anti - diabetic compounds in glut4myc expressing skeletal muscle cell line l6 - glut4myc : the stimulation of glut4 translocation by flavonoid derivatives glut4 is the main glucose transporter in skeletal muscle . in the basal state , the majority of glut4 locate in vesicles of cytoplasma . in response to insulin , glut4 translocates to the cell membrane , therefore transport more glucose into cell . the rate of glucose transport is the rate - limiting step of glucose metabolism in skeletal muscle . hence , the amount of glut4 on the cell membrane reflects the amount of glucose uptake by the cell . in order to measure glut4 translocation , we use stable over expressing glut4myc rat muscle cell line , l6 - glut4myc . the amount of glut4 on intact cell membrane was measured by elisa with anti - myc antibody and hrp - conjugated secondary antibody . the od value was detected at 492 nm . the tested compounds were dissolved in dmso as stock . the final solution was 1 : 1 , 00 dilution of the stock in low glucose dmem . the cells were treated with each compound at 2 to 5 different concentrations with triplicate in each group . the control group was treated with 0 . 1 % dmso . the blank group had no treatment . insulin was used as positive control . myoblasts were cultured and differentiated into myotubes . cells were serum starved for 4 hours , then incubated with different compounds at different concentrations for 24 hours or with 100 nm insulin for 20 min . then cells were washed 3 times with ice - cold phosphate - buffered saline ( pbs ) supplemented with 1 mm ca2 + and 1 in m mg2 +( pbs +), fixed with 3 % ( v / v ) paraformaldehyde ( pfa ) in pbs + for 10 min at 4 ° c ., then 20 min at room temperature . the cells were washed twice with pbs +, quenched 10 min with 100 mm glycine in pbs +, blocked 10 min with ice - cold 5 % ( v / v ) milk in pbs +, and reacted with polyclonal anti - myc antibody ( 1 : 250 ) for 1 hour . after washing 6 times with pbs +, cells reacted with hrp - bound goat anti - rabbit secondary antibody ( 1 : 5000 ) for 1 hour . the cells were washed 6 times with pbs +, and incubated with 1 . 0 ml opd reagent and allowed to develop for 10 - 20 min . the reaction was stopped with 0 . 25 ml per well of 3 m hcl . supernatants were collected and absorbance was measured at 492 nm . background absorbance obtained in the absence of anti - myc antibody was subtracted from all values . all data were presented as the means ± sd . spss16 . 0 was used for statistical analysis . data sets of more than two groups were compared using analysis of variance ( one - way anova ). statistical significance was at a level of 5 % ( p & lt ; 0 . 05 ). as shown in fig1 and fig2 , the flavonoid derivatives significantly stimulate glut4myc translocation in l6 - glut4myc muscle cells which means they can promote glucose metabolism in muscle . among these compounds , compound i - 12 has the strongest effect . at 2 μg / ml and 5 μg / ml , it has higher effect on glut4 translocation than insulin . 4 . 3 effects of flavonoid derivative on phosphorylation of ampk and acc by western blotting amp - activated protein kinase ( ampk ) has been proposed as a ‘ fuel gauge ’, capable of sensing the energy status in both individual cells and the whole body . once ampk is activated by the increase of the amp : atp ratio , ampk promotes the switch from anabolic to catabolic metabolism . the activation of ampk can increase skeletal muscle glucose uptake , fatty acid oxidation in muscle and mitochondrial biogenesis , play in regulating glucose and lipid metabolism . it has been approved that the activation of ampk by exercise , hypoxia , or the increase of osmotic pressure could promote glucose uptake by stimulating glut4 translocation to the plasma membrane . acetyl coa carboxylase ( acc ) is one of the direct protein substrates of ampk . it can catalyze the irreversible carboxylation of acetyl - coa to produce malonyl - coa , which can indirectly inhibit fatty acid oxidation in the mitochondria to regulate lipid metabolism . in addition , ampk inhibits acc through phosphorylation to inhibit adipogenesis . in this section , western blotting was used to assay the effect of these flavonoids on the phosphorylation of ampk and acc in hepg2 cells to illustrate the relationship between the mechanism of the flavonoids on glucose uptake and lipid metabolism and apmk signal pathway . after serum - starving hepg2 cells , the cells were incubated with the flavonoids for 2 h , and then washed twice with pbs . next , pre - chilled ripa lysis buffer was added for 20 min at 4 ° c . the lysates were centrifuged at 13 , 000 rpm / min for 10 min at 4 ° c ., and the supernatants were used for determination of total protein content . forty micrograms of protein from the supernatant was aliquoted and its volume was adjusted to thirty microlitres using deionized water and loading buffer . lastly , the protein samples were heated at 65 ° c . for 15 min . the samples were electrophoresed on 7 . 5 % sds - polyacrylamide gels , transferred to polyvinylidene fluoride membranes , blocked for 1 h in 5 % ( w / v ) bovine serum albumin , and then incubated with primary antibodies overnight at 4 ° c . the membranes were washed three times with tbst and incubated with appropriate secondary antibodies conjugated to horse - radish peroxidase for 1 h at room temperature . the immunoreactive bands were detected using chemiluminescent reagent and autoradiographic film . according to the fig3 , the compound i - 12 can significantly stimulate the phosphorylation of ampk and acc which is the downstream of ampk in the hep - g2 cells . the above results of pharmacological experiments show that the flavonoid derivatives synthesized in the present invention can enhance the glucose consumption and increase glucose uptake in the insulin resistance hep - g2 cells . moreover , the derivates i - 2 , i - 3 , i - 10 , i - 12 , and i - 14 significantly stimulate glut4myc translocation in l6 - glut4myc muscle cells , promoting glucose uptake in muscle cells . it indicated that the flavonoid derivatives of the present invention have anti - diabetic effects and can be used for treatment of diabetes . in particular , in the claimed anti - diabetic compounds of the present invention , the inventors surprisingly found that the preferred compounds , for example , when r2 group is h , the compounds i - 1 , i - 3 , i - 4 , i - 6 , i - 9 , i - 10 , i - 11 , i - 12 and i - 13 exhibits comparable activity with that of metformin . in addition , compounds i - 3 , i - 4 , i - 6 , i - 9 , i - 10 , and i - 12 are significantly superior to that of metformin . further evaluation on glucose transporter 4 translocation in skeletal muscle cells ( l6 glut4myc ) and ampk pathway associated proteins phosphorylation reveals that the active compounds of the present invention have anti - diabetic activity , especially compound i - 12 have the strongest effect on promoting glucose transporter 4 translocation than insulin at the concentrations of 2 , and 5 μg / ml in skeletal muscle cells . on the other hand , the claimed flavonoid derivatives significantly promoted glucose transporter 4 translocation in , skeletal muscle cells , strongly activates ampk in that it increases the phosphorylation of both ampk and acc in ir hepg2 cells , that is one of the mechanisms of the anti - diabetic effect , and has firstly demonstrated in the present invention . many researchers have been looking for compounds with anti - diabetic activities , a type of the compound with an acceptable activity for drug discovery has important significance for the preparation of anti - diabetic drugs . from the claimed compounds in the present invention , the substituents of flavone skeleton are all defined as hydroxyl groups , and bonded via methylene substituted cinnamoyl group at the position of c - 3 , forming the structure of 3 - o -[( e )- 4 -( 4 - substituted - phenyl )- 2 - oxobut - 3 - en - 1 - yl ] kaempferol . this structure is very different from disclosed anti - diabetic compounds by now . it is difficult for the researcher whom obtains the claimed compounds of the present invention according to above mentioned approach on the basis of general structure of flavonoid . accordingly , the claimed compounds of the present invention is not be obviously inferred by related researchers . furthermore , since the substituted groups of flavonoid derivatives are limited to very strict in the present invention , in which the number of the compounds is very limited , and wherein the preferred compounds evaluating by several pharmacological methods revealed the acceptable anti - diabetic activity for drug discovery . thus , the present invention has had a remarkable progress . in particular , preferred compounds of the present invention exhibits comparable activity or stronger with that of metformin . specifically , at 2 μg / ml and 5 μg / ml , compound i - 12 has higher effect on glut4 translocation than insulin in skeletal muscle cells . furthermore , the molecular mechanism of anti - diabetic effect of flavonoid derivatives is first discovered . according to the current technologies , the above results are impossible to predict and infer by related researchers . on the consideration of the general anti - diabetic compounds , the present invention has more important application value .