Synthesis and Biological Properties of Coumarin Analogue: A Brief Review

One of the most prominent aromatic organic chemical compound is Coumarin having formula C9H6O2 which is widely known for its benefits in drug industry. Colourless crystalline solid having sweet scent is coumarin’s physical identity. It serves various purposes such as in synthesis of medicines, laser dyes, perfumes and many more. Having enormous usages, it becomes important to synthesize such compound so various reactions were performed in order to obtain coumarins. This review explicates the preparation of coumarin by Pechmann Condensation and its biological characteristics.