Isocoumarins

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-006173",
  "term": "Isocoumarins",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Benzo-fused six-membered lactones of the 1H-isochromen-1-one type, in which the carbonyl carbon is attached directly to the benzene ring and the ring oxygen is bonded on the other side, a reversal of the lactone arrangement in coumarin. They are isomers of coumarins. Many occur naturally in fungi and plants and show biological activity.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "coumarins"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1344 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/isocoumarins/"
}