CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Borneol appears as a white colored lump-solid with a sharp camphor-like odor. Burns readily. Slightly denser than water and insoluble in water. Used to make perfumes. |
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| Color/Form | White to off-white crystals |
| Odor | Piney, camphor-like odor |
| Taste | Burning taste somewhat reminiscent of mint |
| Boiling Point | 212 °C |
| Melting Point | 202 °C |
| Flash Point | 150 °F (60 °C) /closed cup/ |
| Solubility | In water, 738 mg/L at 25 °C |
| Density | Leaves from ligroin; MP 206 °C; BP 213 °C; density: 1.011 g/cu cm at 20 °C. Insoluble in water; very soluble in ethanol, ether, benzene /Borneol, (+/-)-/ |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.03 [mmHg] |
| LogP | log Kow = 2.69 |
| Stability/Shelf Life | Stable under recommended storage conditions. |
| Optical Rotation | Specific optical rotation: +37.7 deg at 20 °C/D (alc, 5%), specific optical rotation: +44.4 deg at 22 °C/546 (toluene, 0.5%) /D-Borneol/ |
| Decomposition | When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes. |
| Odor Threshold | Detection: 2.5 to 16 ppb |
| Kovats Retention Index | 1698 1604 |
| Other Experimental Properties | Leaves or hexagonal plates from petroleum ether /D-Borneol/ |
| Chemical Classes | Other Classes -> Alcohols and Polyols, Other |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 154.25 g/mol |
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| XLogP3 | 2.7 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 1 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 1 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 0 |
| Exact Mass | 154.135765193 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 154.135765193 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 20.2 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 11 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 185 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 3 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Borneol appears as a white colored lump-solid with a sharp camphor-like odor. Burns readily. Slightly denser than water and insoluble in water. Used to make perfumes.