yellow to tan crystalline powder
4-Hydroxy-3-nitrocoumarin may be used as starting reagent for the synthesis of following compounds:
- 4-chloro-3-nitrocoumarin
- 2-unsubstituted 3-nitrochromone
- 4-amino-3-nitrocoumarins
4-Hydroxy-3-nitrocoumarin (cas# 20261-31-8) is a compound useful in organic synthesis.
4-Hydroxy-3-nitrocoumarin is a coumarin derivative and its cytotoxic action against cultured human tumor and normal cells has been investigated. It can be prepared by the nitration of 4-hydroxycoumarin in glacial acetic acid by using 72% HNO3.