Synthesis of novel coumarin and benzocoumarin derivatives and their biological and photophysical studies

AS Abd??El??Aziz, HM Mohamed…

Index: Abd-El-Aziz, Alaa S.; Mohamed, Hany M.; Mohammed, Shawkat; Zahid, Shamsulhaq; Ata, Athar; Bedair, Ahmed H.; El-Agrody, Ahmed M.; Harvey, Pierre D. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 2007 , vol. 44, # 6 p. 1287 - 1301

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Abstract

Coumarin and its derivatives are widely used as additives in food, perfumes, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and agrochemicals [1, 2]. Coumarins have also been reported to exhibit several biological activities including spasmolytic, antiarrhythmic, cardiothonic, antiviral, and anticancer properties [3]. It is well documented in the literature that coumarin may affect the formation and scavenging of reactive substances derived from oxygen (Reactive Oxygen ...