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: 2026-06-24 18:39:39
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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