Chemical Properties
White needlelike crystals. M.P. 110℃. Almost insoluble in water, poorty soluble in cold alcohol, soluble in hot alcohol and oils.
Application
In view of the weakness of odor and lack of character in 8-Methylcoumarin, it is reasonably safe to say that it has no important mission in perfumery and it is probably very rarely used at all.
Uses
8-Methoxycoumarin is an intermediate used in the synthesis of Bucumolol (B689395), which is?an antihypertensive agent and a β-adrenoceptor blocker.
