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Umbelliferone

analytical standard

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
Beilstein:
127683
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

Assay

≥98.0% (HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

230 °C (dec.) (lit.)

application(s)

food and beverages

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

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

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General description

Umbelliferone is a naturally occurring coumarin, present in a variety of medicinal plants from the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) family and also in plants from other families such as mouse-ear hawkweed.

Application

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Umbelliferone may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in Aegle marmelos fruit using reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography. It is also used as a template for the synthesis of molecularly imprinted polymers used in the analysis of plant samples.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Other Notes

This compound is commonly found in plants of the genus: angelica glycyrrhiza pimpinella

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3


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Application of umbelliferone molecularly imprinted polymer in analysis of plant samples
Chemical Papers, 67(5), 477-483 (2013)
Pharmacognosy And Pharmacobiotechnology, 51(9), 2251-2255 (2003)
Rapid simultaneous determination of marmelosin, umbelliferone and scopoletin from Aegle marmelos fruit by RP-HPLC
Shinde.B.P, et al.
Journal of Food Science and Technology, 51(9), 2251-2255 (2014)
Kalyan K Sadhu et al.
Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 11(4), 563-568 (2012-10-13)
The design and synthesis of molecular probes competent for pH signaling within or beyond a certain range is a complicated matter. Herein a new mechanism for ''OFF-ON-OFF'' absorbance and fluorescence intensities vs. pH behaviour is described. The probe design is
Juri M Timonen et al.
European journal of medicinal chemistry, 46(9), 3845-3850 (2011-06-18)
A number of 7-hydroxycoumarins have been synthesised by Pechmann cyclisation using differently substituted resorcinols employing perchloric acid as the condensing agent. All the compounds have been characterised by analytical and spectroscopic methods. The anti-inflammatory properties were tested with LPS-induced inflammation

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