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Coumarin

primary reference standard

Synonym(s):

1,2-Benzopyrone, 1-Benzopyran-2-one, 2H-Chromen-2-one

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C9H6O2
CAS Number:
91-64-5
Molecular Weight:
146.14
Beilstein:
383644
EC Number:
202-086-7
MDL number:
MFCD00006850
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
329747235
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

primary reference standard

vapor pressure

0.01 mmHg ( 47 °C)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

manufacturer/tradename

HWI

bp

298 °C (lit.)

mp

68-73 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

SMILES string

O=C1Oc2ccccc2C=C1

InChI

1S/C9H6O2/c10-9-6-5-7-3-1-2-4-8(7)11-9/h1-6H

InChI key

ZYGHJZDHTFUPRJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Produced and qualified by HWI pharma services GmbH.
Exact content by quantitative NMR can be found on the certificate.

Application

Reference standard in the analysis of herbal medicinal products

Other Notes

This compound is commonly found in plants of the genus: cinnamomum curcuma hedera humulus melissa mentha salvia sambucus zingiber

Pictograms

Skull and crossbones
GHS06

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H301 + H311,H317

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

323.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

162 °C - closed cup

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
HWI00331-3
HWI00331-2
HWI00331-1
HWI00331
12120

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Jack Cazes
Encyclopedia of Chromatography, 206-206 (2001)
The pharmacology, metabolism, analysis, and applications of coumarin and coumarin-related compounds.
D Egan et al.
Drug metabolism reviews, 22(5), 503-529 (1990-01-01)
Shigehiro Sumiya et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 117(7), 1474-1482 (2013-01-25)
A coumarin-amide-dipicolylamine linkage (L) was synthesized and used as a fluorescent receptor for metal cations in water. The receptor dissolved in water with neutral pH shows almost no fluorescence due to the photoinduced electron transfer (PET) from the amide and
B G Lake
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 37(4), 423-453 (1999-07-27)
The metabolism, toxicity and results of tests for carcinogenicity have been reviewed with respect to the safety for humans of coumarin present in foodstuffs and from fragrance use in cosmetic products. Coumarin is a natural product which exhibits marked species
Shota Morimoto et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 49(18), 1811-1813 (2013-01-26)
A photo-switchable fluorescent flagging approach has been developed to identify photoaffinity-labeled peptides in target protein. Upon photochemical release of the ligand, the protein was newly modified with a coumarin in place of the previously attached biotin. It allowed us to
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