Compound

4-methylumbelliferyl acetate

An acetate ester consiting of umbelliferone carrying a 7-O-acetyl group.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:17763), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:17763ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of 4-methylumbelliferyl acetate — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound
Formula: C12H10O4
Mass: 218.208 g/mol
Charge: 0
InChIKey: HXVZGASCDAGAPS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES: CC(=O)Oc1ccc2c(C)cc(=O)oc2c1
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

3 entities

3 entities reached.

0 reported hops3 assembled from the scaffold

What the reference databases state

Statements

3 statements

3 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: 4-methylumbelliferyl acetate · Sources: Rhea

Order

4-methylumbelliferyl acetate is metabolised by CES1ProteinRhea RHEA:12208Inferred only
4-methylumbelliferyl acetate is metabolised by CES2ProteinRhea RHEA:12208Inferred only
4-methylumbelliferyl acetate is a substrate of ESDProteinRhea RHEA:12208Inferred only

Reactions

1 reaction

4-methylumbelliferyl acetate+water4-methylumbelliferone+acetate+hydron
Catalysed by CES2 or ESD or CES1
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:12208CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

7 names

Resolves to: 4-methylumbelliferyl acetate

Also called: 4-methyl-7-acetyloxy coumarin7-(Acetyloxy)-4-methyl-2-benzopyrone7-(acetyloxy)-4-methyl-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one7-acetoxy-4-methylchromen-2-one7-Acetoxy-4-methylcoumarinbeta-Methylumbelliferyl acetate
Systematic name: 4-methyl-2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl acetate