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Camphor

96%

Synonym(s):

(±)-Camphor, 1,7,7-Trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H16O
CAS Number:
76-22-2
Molecular Weight:
152.23
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24848879
EC Number:
200-945-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1907611
MDL number:
MFCD00074738
Assay:
96%
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vapor density

5.2 (vs air)

Quality Segment

100

vapor pressure

4 mmHg ( 70 °C)

assay

96%

autoignition temp.

870 °F

expl. lim.

3.5 %

bp

204 °C (lit.)

mp

175-177 °C (lit.)

solubility

ethanol: soluble 1 g/L, clear, colorless

functional group

ketone

SMILES string

[H][C@](CC1=O)(CC2)C(C)(C)[C@]12C

InChI

1S/C10H16O/c1-9(2)7-4-5-10(9,3)8(11)6-7/h7H,4-6H2,1-3H3/t7-,10+/m1/s1

InChI key

DSSYKIVIOFKYAU-XCBNKYQSSA-N

General description

Camphor is a novel carbon nanotube precursor.

Application

Camphor was used in the synthesis of single-walled nanotubes by chemical vapor deposition. It was used in two-phase based hollow fibre liquid-phase microextraction procedure for migration analysis of food packagings containing essential oils.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Dam. 1 - Flam. Sol. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 2 Inhalation

Storage Class

4.1B - Flammable solid hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

147.9 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

64.4 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

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