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. 2020 May 27;9(6):461. doi: 10.3390/antiox9060461

Table 4.

Values of ionization potentials and proton dissociation enthalpies [kcal/mol].

Flavonoid Ionization Potential Proton Dissociation Enthalpy
C2’ C3’ C4’ C5’ C3 C5 C7
Flavones Acacetin 115.9 16.1 5.0
Apigenin 117.0 2.2 13.4 4.6
Chrysin 120.5 11.4 2.1
Chrysoeriol 113.4 3.5 23.2 8.1
Diosmetin 113.8 3.9 22.9 8.1
Genkwanin 117.2 1.4 14.8
Luteolin 115.0 3.1 −0.7 20.9 6.6
Flavonols Fisetin 108.9 4.4 6.0 7.6 11.3
Galangin 114.3 2.4 14.0 7.2
Kaempferol 110.2 6.4 5.2 18.0 10.0
Morin 113.3 10.0 5.4 1.3 15.7 8.1
Myricetin 109.0 8.4 1.5 5.3 6.9 19.2 11.9
Quercetin 108.9 8.4 2.4 6.5 19.0 11.4

The numbers in bold typeface indicate the lowest value for a given compound.