A monohydroxycinnamic acid in which the hydroxy substituent is located at C-2 of the phenyl ring.
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• Coumarin precursor. 2-Hydroxycinnamoyl has been employed as a photoremovable protecting group for amines. The amide can be formed by DCC coupling with the acid; the amine can be recovered in high yield after irradiation, with formation of coumarin: Chem. Pharm. Bull., 45, 715 (1997).