7-Methoxycoumarin

beige to salmon-pinkish powder

7-Methoxycoumarin is a compound biosynthesized in lavender that exhibits antimicrobial activity.

7-Methoxycoumarin (Herniarin) is used to study antioxidant and hepatoprotective properties and its activity as an allergen. 7-Methoxycoumarin may be used as a reference material in the purification, separation and analysis of coumarin compounds.

ChEBI: A member of the class of coumarins that is coumarin substituted by a methoxy group at position 7.

Tetrahedron, 62, p. 6918, 2006 DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2006.04.080

7-Methoxycoumarin is one of the main volatile odorant found in key lime essential oil and tarragon leaves.