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umbelliferone
Sign in to saveAlso known as skimmetin, hydrangin, 7-hydroxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one, beta-umbelliferone, Skimmetine, Umbelliferon, beta -umbelliferone, 7-Hydroxycoumarin sulphate
Umbelliferone, also known as 7-hydroxycoumarin, hydrangine, skimmetine, and '''beta-umbelliferone''', is a natural product of the coumarin family.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C9H6O3
- Molecular weight
- 162.14 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 7-hydroxychromen-2-one
- SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC2=C1C=CC(=O)O2)O
- InChIKey
- ORHBXUUXSCNDEV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.6
- Polar surface area
- 46.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Natural occurrences and name
- Biosynthesis
- Chemical synthesis
- Ultraviolet fluorescence
- Uses
- Derivatives
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Umbelliferone, also known as 7-hydroxycoumarin, hydrangine, skimmetine, and '''beta-umbelliferone''', is a natural product of the coumarin family.
It absorbs ultraviolet light strongly at several wavelengths. There are some indications that this chemical is antimutagenic, it is used in sunscreens. Umbelliferone has been reported to have antioxidant properties.
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