21368-68-3
Product Name:
DL-Camphor
Formula:
C10H16O
Synonyms:
(±)-Camphor;1,7,7-Trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one;DL-Camphor
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CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Camphor appears as a colorless or white colored crystalline powder with a strong mothball-like odor. About the same density as water. Emits flammable vapors above 150 °F. Used to make moth proofings, pharmaceuticals, and flavorings. |
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| Color/Form | Colorless or white crystals, granules, or crystalline masses; or as colorless to white, translucent, tough masses |
| Odor | Fragrant and penetrating odor |
| Taste | Pungent aromatic taste |
| Boiling Point | 399 °F at 760 mmHg (NIOSH, 2023) |
| Melting Point | 345 °F (NIOSH, 2023) |
| Flash Point | 150 °F (NIOSH, 2023) |
| Solubility | Insoluble (NIOSH, 2023) |
| Density | 0.99 (NIOSH, 2023) - Less dense than water; will float |
| Vapor Density | 5.24 (Air = 1) |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.2 mmHg (NIOSH, 2023) |
| LogP | log Kow = 2.38 /measured/ |
| Autoignition Temperature | 871 °F (466 °C) |
| Ionization Potential | 8.76 eV |
| Odor Threshold | Odor Threshold Low: 0.0026 [mmHg] Odor Threshold High: 0.96 [mmHg] Detection odor threshold from AIHA (mean = 0.079 ppm) |
| Refractive Index | Index of refraction: 1.5462 at 20 °C/D |
| Collision Cross Section | 142.8 Ų [M+H]+ [CCS Type: DT, Method: stepped-field] |
| Kovats Retention Index | 1136 1146 1122 1125 1126 1109 1139 1139 1115 1120 1121 1118 1115 1118 1123 1139 1123 1122 1118 1143 1122 1144 1127 1121 1117 1125 1121 1121 1121 1117 1124 1123 1105 1106 1126 1114 1108 1108 1122 1149 1123 1122 1122 1136 1133 1136.6 1126 1126 1136 1120 1126 1112 1126 1122 1139 1128 1125 1125 1131 1116 1119.7 1126.5 1129.7 1141.2 1129.2 1134.74 1133 1133 1128 1128 1117 1117 1124 1125 1114 1125 1129 1130 1120 1117 1105 1132 1124 1135 1136 1138 1120 1126 1135.1 1126 1146 1142.2 1132 1153 1159 1166 1173 1153 1159 1166 1173 1137 1102 1126 1119 1123 1103 1139 1125 1126 1120 1123 1122 1117 1112 1118 1140 1114 1139 1123 1123 1115 1110 1123 1111 1146 1150 1149 1122 1124 1104 1095 1118 1148 1124 1128 1120 1118 1123 1158 1158 1133 1136 1116 1127 1158 1128 1099 1130 1131 1131 1095 1126 1121 1120 1148 1124 1111 1144 1095 1118 1121 1122 1123 1123 1123 1108 1135 1119 1146 1095 1118 1126 1116 1095 1117 1126 1111 1113 1140 1117 1125 1121 1123 1099 1107 1130.8 1134.4 1120 1128 1123 1136 1140 1126 1153 1120 1118 1126 1117 1118 1117.81 1115 1120 1095 1126 1116 1120 1113 1129 1124 1121.3 1107 1122 1125 1111 1113 1126 1126 1139 1124 1123 1129 1126 1095 1128 1129 1119 1120 1120 1121 1125 1124 1134 1112 1112 1112 1125 1123 1118 1132 1140 1130 1118 1142 1118 1126 1130 1125 1125 1126 1118 1122 1118 1105.8 1117.9 1118 1118.2 1121.3 1117 1117 1128 1136 1129 1117 1113 1137 1136 1137 1126 |
| Other Experimental Properties | Natural form-dextrorotary; synthetic form-racemic |
| Chemical Classes | Other Classes -> Other Organic Compounds |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 152.23 g/mol |
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| XLogP3 | 2.2 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 1 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 0 |
| Exact Mass | 152.120115130 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 152.120115130 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 17.1 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 11 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 217 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 2 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Camphor appears as a colorless or white colored crystalline powder with a strong mothball-like odor. About the same density as water. Emits flammable vapors above 150 °F. Used to make moth proofings, pharmaceuticals, and flavorings.