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The Selective Synthesis of (-)-epigallocatechin-3-(4-O-methylgallate)

  • LAI Rong-hui ,
  • ZHAO Wen-fang ,
  • HUANG Ya-hui ,
  • ZHOU Wen ,
  • WU Chun-lan ,
  • LAI Xing-fei ,
  • ZHAO Wen-xia ,
  • ZHANG Min
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  • 1. College of Horticultur, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China;
    2. School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240, China;
    3. Key Laboratory of Innovation and Utilization for Germplasm Resources in Horticultural Crops in Southern China of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Guangzhou 510642, China;
    4. Tea technology promotion station, Sanming 365000, China

Received date: 2013-03-04

  Revised date: 2013-03-25

  Online published: 2019-09-04

Abstract

(-)-epigallocatechin-3-(4-O-methylgall ate)(EGCG4″Me) was selective synthesized through chemical process from EGCG and propyl gallate (PG), with iodomethane (CH3I) as methylating reagent, in this paper. The final product was characterized by H1-NMR.

Cite this article

LAI Rong-hui , ZHAO Wen-fang , HUANG Ya-hui , ZHOU Wen , WU Chun-lan , LAI Xing-fei , ZHAO Wen-xia , ZHANG Min . The Selective Synthesis of (-)-epigallocatechin-3-(4-O-methylgallate)[J]. Journal of Tea Science, 2013 , 33(6) : 550 -555 . DOI: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2013.06.001

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