Stability and Chemical Reactivity of 7-Isopropoxyisoflavone (Ipriflavone)

Abstract

The stability (hydrolysis and oxidation) of ipriflavone (7-isopropoxyisoflavone, 1) was studied under basic and acidic conditions in different solvents; the effects of irradiation were investigated in methanol. Identification of the isolated products enabled suggestions to be made concerning the mechanisms of decomposition.