Synthesis of some 4-[3' or 4'-(4H- 4-oxo-1-benzopyran-2-yl)phenyl]-1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives as potential calcium channel antagonists.

In this study, the synthesis of new flavonoid derivatives, which possess a 1,4-dihydropyridine (1,4-DHP) moiety on the phenyl ring of flavone were realized. 3' or 4'-Formyl-flavones were synthesized, then the aldehyde groups of these compounds were converted to the 1,4-DHP moiety by the Hantzsch method. A series of 23 new derivatives having different substituents at C-3 and C-5 of the 1,4-DHP ring were prepared. Two compounds (8a, 8b) were tested for their calcium channel blocker activity and 8b exhibited the best result.