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DL-Camphor

Synonym(s):(±)-Camphor;1,7,7-Trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one;DL-Camphor

  • CAS NO.:21368-68-3
  • Empirical Formula: C10H16O
  • Molecular Weight: 152.23
  • MDL number: MFCD00074738
  • EINECS: 200-945-0
  • SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS)
  • Update Date: 2024-12-18 14:08:52
DL-Camphor Structural

What is DL-Camphor?

Chemical properties

A white crystalline powder or a colorless translucent lump, with a pungent odor, acrid at first, cool afterward, volatile at room temperature, easily soluble in ethanol, fatty oil or volatile oil, and very slightly soluble in water . Camphor has a weak antiseptic effect.

Definition

ChEBI: Camphor is a cyclic monoterpene ketone that is bornane bearing an oxo substituent at position 2. A naturally occurring monoterpenoid. It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is a bornane monoterpenoid and a cyclic monoterpene ketone.

Synthesis

DL-Camphor is prepared by reacting borneol With cyclopentadiene catalysted by palladium and rhodium.

Properties of DL-Camphor

Melting point: 175-177 °C(lit.)
Boiling point: 204 °C(lit.)
alpha  -1~+1°(20℃/D)(c=10,C2H5OH)
Density  0.992
vapor density  5.2 (vs air)
vapor pressure  4 mm Hg ( 70 °C)
refractive index  1.5462 (estimate)
FEMA  4513 | dl-CAMPHOR
Flash point: 148 °F
JECFA Number 2199
CAS DataBase Reference 21368-68-3(CAS DataBase Reference)
NIST Chemistry Reference Camphor(DL)(21368-68-3)
EPA Substance Registry System Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan- 2-one, 1,7,7-trimethyl-(21368-68-3)

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Computed Descriptors for DL-Camphor

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