For twenty points, identify this class of aromatic ketones, whose solvent free synthesis is a hallmark of green chemistry.
Extremely low concentrations of Iron-Magnesium HMPA catalysts can add indole to these compounds, and a class of these compounds with boronic acid moieties was found to have anti-tumor properties and may work by inhibiting MDM2-p53 interactions. These compounds have a biosynthetic pathway very similar to that of stilbene, and in plants these compounds are generally isomerized into flavanones. These compounds can be synthesized via an aldol condensation of benzaldehyde and acetophenone derivatives by griding the reactants with a mortar and pestle. For twenty points, identify this class of aromatic ketones, whose solvent free synthesis is a hallmark of green chemistry.
Extremely low concentrations of Iron-Magnesium HMPA catalysts can add indole to these compounds, and a class of these compounds with boronic acid moieties was found to have anti-tumor properties and may work by inhibiting MDM2-p53 interactions.
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