The invention discloses a diaryl
pentane compound as well as a pharmaceutical composition, a preparation method and application thereof, and relates to the technical field of medicines. The preparation method comprises the following steps: reacting
vanillin and
acetone serving as starting raw materials to generate an (E)-4-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-
butene-2-one intermediate, carrying out
condensation reaction on the intermediate and a
benzaldehyde derivative under an alkaline condition to obtain a conjugated diaryl
pentane derivative, and finally, carrying out
palladium-carbon
catalytic hydrogenation reaction to obtain the 4-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-
butene-2-
ketone derivative. The target diaryl
pentane derivative can be prepared; 3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl) propionic acid and a
benzylamine derivative are used as raw materials, the
amide diaryl pentane analogue is prepared through an
amide condensation reaction, the synthesis process is simple and convenient, and the steps are simple. The diaryl pentane compound prepared by the invention has remarkable alpha-
glucosidase inhibitory activity, can effectively reduce the
blood sugar level of mice orally taking
cane sugar and
starch, and has wide application prospects in
blood sugar reducing medicines, weight losing medicines and health-care foods with a
blood sugar reducing function.