A New coumarin from the seeds of Jute (Corchorus olitorius L.)

From the chloroform extract of the defatted seeds of jute a new coumarin $C_9H_6O_4$, $m.p.\;178-179^{\circ}C$, was isolated. The structure of the compound was established as 4,7-dihydroxy coumarin on the basis of physical methods viz. $^1H\;NMR,\;^{13}C\;NMR$ and Ms.