Esculetin

Alternative Name(s)

2H-1-Benzopyran-2-one, 6,7-dihydroxy- (9CI)
6,7-Dihydroxy-2-benzopyrone
6,7-Dihydroxy-2H-1-Benzopyran-2-one
6,7-Dihydroxy-2H-chromen-2-one
6,7-Dihydroxy-Coumarin
6,7-Dihydroxycoumarin
6,7-Dihydroxycoumarin, 8CI
Aesculetin
Aesculetin (cichorigenin)
Asculetine
Cichorigenin
CichorIIn aglucon
CichorIIn aglycon
Coumarin, 6,7-dihydroxy- Esculetin
Esculatin
Esculetin
Esculetol
Esculin aglucon
Esculin aglycon

IUPAC Name – 6,7-dihydroxychromen-2-one

Empirical Formula – C₉H₆O₄

Molecular Weight – 178.14

Exact Mass – 178.03

Elemental Analysis – C, 60.68; H, 3.40; O, 35.92

Classification – Coumarins

OliveNet^TM Library / Phenols / Coumarins / Esculetin

MeSH classification

Antioxidants

Naturally occurring or synthetic substances that inhibit or retard the oxidation of a substance to which it is added. They counteract the harmful and damaging effects of oxidation in animal tissues.

External Links

ChEBI ID - 490095
PubChem CID - 5281416
HMDB - HMDB30819