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Merck

H24003

Umbelliferone

99%

Synonym(s):

7-Hydroxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one, 7-Hydroxycoumarin

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C9H6O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
162.14
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
202-240-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
127683
MDL number:
Assay:
99%
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Quality Level

assay

99%

mp

230 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

dioxane: soluble, ethanol: soluble

SMILES string

Oc1ccc2C=CC(=O)Oc2c1

InChI

1S/C9H6O3/c10-7-3-1-6-2-4-9(11)12-8(6)5-7/h1-5,10H

InChI key

ORHBXUUXSCNDEV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Umbelliferone can be used:
  • To synthesize fluorescent probes to detect cyanide anions in water at biological pH and for in vitro and in vivo detection of hydrogen peroxide.
  • In the preparation of coumarin-based polymer as optical data storage material.
  • As a precursor to synthesize novobiocin derivatives that exhibit antibacterial agents as well as inhibitors of DNA gyrase.
  • As the starting material to synthesize (+)-decursinol and (+)-angelmarin.



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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

ppe

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