Analogs of 3′-epi-neoponkoranol with 3′-substituents were synthesized.
Generally, incorporation of ortho-substituted benzyl group is preferred.
10i showed 10-fold sucrase inhibitory potency relative to Acarbose.
Docking studies on 10i with ntMGAM presented a new binding mode.
Cytotoxicity evaluation showed a high level of safety profile of synthesized sulfonium salts.