Coumarins electroplating

The hydroxybenzaldehydes are used primarily as chemical intermediates for a variety of products. The largest single use of sahcylaldehyde is in the manufacture of coumarin. Coumarin is an important commercial chemical used in soaps, flavors and fragrances, and electroplating (see Coumarin). Other significant uses of both sahcylaldehyde and -hydroxybenzaldehyde are as follows. 

In industry, it is used in rubber and plastic materials and in paints and sprays to neutralize unpleasant odours (Lake, 1999). In other fields, coumarin has a significant use in the electroplating industry, mostly in the automotive area, to provide high polished quality to chrome-plated steel, but this use is declining (Egan et al., 1990 Boisde Meuly, 1993). 

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