Dihydrocoumarin is also known as 1,2-benzodihydropyranone, Tonkamel, and Melilotine. Natural products exist in Melilotus officinalis. It has a coumarin-like aroma at room temperature and a nitrobenzene smell at high temperatures. It has a spicy taste. It is a colorless or light yellow viscous liquid, or leaf-shaped crystals. Relative molecular weight 148.17. Relative density 1.169 (18??C). Melting point 25??C. Boiling point 272??C, 145??C (2.400??103Pa). Refractive index 1.5563. Flash point 130??C. It is slightly soluble in water, soluble in ethanol and ether, and easily soluble in chloroform. Vapor irritates the skin, eyes and respiratory tract. The oral LD50 of rats is 1460mg/kg.