[Antiradical activity of 3-substituted coumarins and their effect on iron-dependent chemiluminescence]

The antioxidant capacity of 3-aminocoumarin, 3-oxycoumarin, 3-acetylaminocoumarin, and 3-coumarin carbonic acid has been investigated with chemiluminescence measurement and by the accumulation of TBA-active products. All coumarins were found to be antioxidants, with 3-oxy-, 3-amino- and 3-acetylamino coumarins being capable of amplifying chemiluminescence at early stages of the process.