Coumaric acid is a
phenolic derivative of
cinnamic acid having a
hydroxy group
In chemistry, a hydroxy or hydroxyl group is a functional group with the chemical formula and composed of one oxygen atom covalently bonded to one hydrogen atom. In organic chemistry, alcohols and carboxylic acids contain one or more hydroxy ...
as substituent at one of the aromatic positions:
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''o''-Coumaric acid
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''m''-Coumaric acid
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''p''-Coumaric acid
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