Fraxetin
Names

Preferred IUPAC name 7,8-Dihydroxy-6-methoxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one
Other names 7,8-Dihydroxy-6-methoxycoumarin
Identifiers
CAS Number	574-84-5^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:5169
ChemSpider	4437972
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.525
EC Number	209-376-2
KEGG	C09265
PubChem CID	5273569
UNII	CD3GD44O3K^Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID00205992
InChI InChI=1S/C10H8O5/c1-14-6-4-5-2-3-7(11)15-10(5)9(13)8(6)12/h2-4,12-13H,1H3 Key: HAVWRBANWNTOJX-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C10H8O5/c1-14-6-4-5-2-3-7(11)15-10(5)9(13)8(6)12/h2-4,12-13H,1H3 Key: HAVWRBANWNTOJX-UHFFFAOYAM
SMILES COC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1)C=CC(=O)O2)O)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C₁₀H₈O₅
Molar mass	208.169 g·mol⁻¹
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Fraxetin is an O-methylated coumarin. It can be found in Fraxinus rhynchophylla^[1] and seeds of Datura stramonium.^[2] Fraxin is a glucoside of fraxetin.

References

^ Thuong, PT; Pokharel, YR; Lee, MY; Kim, SK; Bae, K; Su, ND; Oh, WK; Kang, KW (2009). "Dual anti-oxidative effects of fraxetin isolated from Fraxinus rhinchophylla". Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 32 (9): 1527–32. doi:10.1248/bpb.32.1527. PMID 19721227.
^ Li J, Lin B, Wang G, Gao H, Qin M (February 2012). "[Chemical constituents of Datura stramonium seeds]". Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi = Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi = China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica (in Chinese). 37 (3): 319–22. PMID 22568232.