Abstract Three series of flavonoid analogues substituted with different aminomethyl substitutions at C-6, C-7, and C-8 were designed and synthesized for the structure–activity relationship studies as potent anticancer agents. The prepared analogues were evaluated for their in vitro inhibitory activity against the growth of the hepatic cancer cell lines HepG2 and SMMC-7721. Structure–activity relationships indicated that not only the compounds ...