C10H8O2
160.17 g/mol
Flavor & FragranceWarning
6-Methylcoumarin
CAS92-48-8EC202-158-8
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Heterocycle
Primary Use
Flavor and fragrance ingredient
6-Methylcoumarin appears as white crystals with a vanilla-like flavor. It is used in perfumes and flavors, though coumarin has been banned as a food flavor in the U.
used in perfumesused in flavorscosmetics product ingredient
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Safety Reference
Warning
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H319Causes serious eye irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
6-methylchromen-2-one
InChIKey
FXFYOPQLGGEACP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC1=CC2=C(C=C1)OC(=O)C=C2
Synonyms (22)
- 3AV
- 6-MC
- 6-Methyl-1,2-benzopyrone
- 6-Methyl-2H-chromen-2-one
- 6-Methylbenzopyrone
- 6-Methylcoumarin
- 6-Methylcoumarin (Standard)
- 6-Methylcoumarinic anhydride
- 6-Methylcumarin
- 6-methylchromen-2-one
- Cocodescol
- Coumarin, 6-methyl-
- METHYL COUMARIN
- METHYLCOUMARIN, 6-
- Pralina
- Toncair
- Toncarine