
Esculetin
Esculetin is a hydroxycoumarin that is umbelliferone in which the hydrogen at position 6 is substituted by a hydroxy group. It is used in filters for absorption of ultraviolet light. It has a role as an antioxidant, an ultraviolet filter and a plant metabolite. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 6,7-dihydroxychromen-2-one
- Molecular formula
- C9H6O4
- Molecular weight
- 178.14 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 178.02660867 Da
- XLogP3
- 1.2
- Topological polar surface area
- 66.8 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 4
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:490095
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL244743
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID3075383
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID801293090
- PubMed:38567888
- PubMed:31313495
- PubMed:31163215
- PubMed:30171828
- PubMed:28946194
- PubMed:27769711
- PubMed:26388407
- PubMed:24995577
- PubMed:24685503
- PubMed:24176340
- PubMed:22999477
- PubMed:22870812
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