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umbelliferone; 7-hydroxycoumarin; umbelliferon; 7-hydroxycumarin


Name(s) umbelliferone; 7-hydroxycoumarin; umbelliferon; 7-hydroxycumarin
Scientific name(s)
Formula C9H6O3
Molecular mass 162.144
IUPAC name 7-hydroxy-2h-chromen-2-one
INCHI InChI=1S/C9H6O3/c10-7-3-1-6-2-4-9(11)12-8(6)5-7/h1-5,10H
SMILE OC1=CC2=C(C=C1)C=CC(=O)O2
CAS ID 93-35-6
PubChem ID 5281426
DrugBank ID Not available
CHEBI ID 27510
Description Occurs widely in plants including Angelica subspecies Phytoalexin of infected sweet potato. Umbelliferone is found in many foods, some of which are macadamia nut, silver linden, quince, and capers.