POSSIBLE REACTIONS ON COUMARIN MOLECULE

Abstract

Many naturally occurring substances, traditionally used in the medicines contain the coumarin moiety. Coumarin is a
simple scaffold widespread in nature and it is found in a number of plants as well as fungi and some bacteria. In the last
years, it gains attention due to its ability to interact with diverse enzymes and receptors in living organisms. Coumarin
based compounds having potential not only in the medicinal chemistry but also in the cosmetic and also in fragrances. It is
chemically a Benzopyran 2-one. It possess a wide range of pharmacological activities including anti-cancer, anticoagulant,
antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti- oxidant, antidiabetic, antiparkinson’s activity and also found antihepatitis C
activity. Its versatile range of activities makes it a versatile scaffold in a medicinal chemistry. Therefore, in this review we
analyzed a various research articles, reviews and the data found from them are collected. Here in this overview, we
collect various literature on the synthesis of possible reaction on coumarin molecule.