J4 ›› 2012, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (4): 45-47.
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Rutin was reduced to luteolin by dithionite with microwave irradiation in aqueous sodium hydroxide solution. Te yield of luteolin was 67% when the mixture was refluxed for twenty minutes under 250 W for three times. The method of preparation of luteolin is convenient and timesaving with high yield. At the same time, the advantage and mechanism of heating have also been discussed.