Synthesis, structural elucidation and antiradical activity of a copper (II) naringenin complex.

Coupling the extraction and derivatization of flavonoids to the Citrus processing industry is attractive from both the environmental and economic points of view. In the present work, the flavonoid naringin, obtained by "green" extraction with a water:ethanol mixture from waste grapefruit industry, was hydrolyzed to obtain naringenin. This flavonoid was used to synthesize the complex trans-di(aqua) bis(7-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxo-5-chromanolato) copper (II).