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Umbelliferone

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

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

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C9H6O3
CAS Number:
93-35-6
Molecular Weight:
162.14
Beilstein:
127683
EC Number:
202-240-3
MDL number:
MFCD00006878
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
329758062
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

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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BCCK5330
BCCF8912
BCCC6709
BCBW2757
BCBR1694V

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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)
Application of umbelliferone molecularly imprinted polymer in analysis of plant samples
Chemical Papers, 67(5), 477-483 (2013)
Hiromu Kashida et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 20(14), 4310-4315 (2012-06-19)
In this study, we synthesized a simple but efficient quencher-free molecular beacon tethering 7-hydroxycoumarin on D-threoninol based on its pK(a) change. The pK(a) of 7-hydroxycoumarin in a single strand was determined as 8.8, whereas that intercalated in the duplex was
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
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