[Synthesis, solubility, lipids-lowering and liver-protection activities of sulfonated formononetin].

A water-soluble compound, sodium formononetin-3'-sulfonate with good lipid-lowering and liver-protection activities was synthesized. It was synthesized by sulfonation reaction, and its structure was characterized by IR, NMR and elemental analyses. The solubility of sodium formononetin-3'-sulfonate in water and n-octanol/water partition coefficient were determined by UV spectrophotometry.

7-Eth-oxy-4'-methoxy-isoflavone (monoethyl-formononetin).

The title compound, C(18)H(16)O(4), is composed of a benzopyran-one core with a 4-methoxy-phenyl subsituent in the 3-position and an additional eth-oxy group in the 7-position. The benzopyran-one ring is not coplanar with the benzene ring, the dihedral angle between them being 41.76 (7)°.

Hexaaquanickel(II) bis(4',7-dimethoxyisoflavone-3'-sulfonate) octahydrate.

In the title compound, [Ni(H2O)6](C17H13O7S)2.8H2O, the NiII atom is located on an inversion centre in the space group P2(1)/c. The [Ni(H2O)6]2+, C17H13O7S- and H2O components form many hydrogen bonds and there are pi-pi stacking interactions between the isoflavone units.