2561. Coumarilic Acid

Nomenclature

CAS number: 496-41-3
2-Benzofurancarboxylic acid; coumarone-2-carboxylic acid.
C9H6O3; mol wt 162.14.
C 66.67%, H 3.73%, O 29.60%.

Description and references

Synthesis from coumarin: Fuson et al., Org. Synth. coll. vol. III, 209 (1955). Review: Sethna, Shah, Chem. Rev. 36, 1 (1945).

Chemical structure

Properties

Needles from water, bitter taste. mp 192-193°. bp 310-315° with slight decompn. Sol in boiling water, in alcohol; slightly sol in chloroform, carbon disulfide.