Camphor

• Formula: C₁₀H₁₆O
• Molecular weight: 152.2334
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C10H16O/c1-9(2)7-4-5-10(9,3)8(11)6-7/h7H,4-6H2,1-3H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: DSSYKIVIOFKYAU-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 21368-68-3
• Chemical structure:
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• Species with the same structure:
  • 1,7,7-Trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one
  • Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, 1,7,7-trimethyl-, (1S)-
  • (+)-2-Bornanone
  • Camphor
• Stereoisomers:
  • ( S)-camphor
• Other names: Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, 1,7,7-trimethyl-; Root bark oil; Spirit of camphor; 1,7,7-Trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]-2-heptanone; 1,7,7-Trimethylnorcamphor; 2-Bornanone; 2-Camphanone; 1,7,7-Trimethyl-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one; 2-Camphonone; Gum camphor; Bornane, 2-oxo-; Camphor, synthetic; Huile de camphre; 2-Kamfanon; Kampfer; 2-Keto-1,7,7-trimethylnorcamphane; Matricaria camphor; Norcamphor, 1,7,7-trimethyl-; UN 2717; Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-one, 1,7,7-trimethyl-; Alphanon; DL-Camphor; Borneo camphor; Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, 1,7,7-trimethyl-, (.+/-.)-; (.+/-.)-Camphor; Camphre; bornan-2-one; Camphor(DL)
• Information on this page:
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  • Gas Chromatography
  • References
  • Notes
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Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Temperature of phase transition

Enthalpy of phase transition

Entropy of phase transition

Gas Chromatography

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Normal alkane RI, polar column, temperature ramp

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References

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Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., 1990
Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., Catalog Handbook of Fine Chemicals, Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc., Milwaukee WI, 1990, 1. [all data]

Andersson and Ross, 1992
Andersson, O.; Ross, R.G., Thermal conductivity of (+)- and (±)-camphor at pressures up to 0.5 GPa and temperatures down to 40 K, Mol. Phys., 1992, 76, 433-44. [all data]

Nagumo, Matsuo, et al., 1989
Nagumo, T.; Matsuo, T.; Suga, H., Thermodynamic study on camphor crystals, Thermochim. Acta, 1989, 139, 121-132. [all data]

Schfer, 1953
Schfer, K., Fenomenos de orden y desorden en solidos, An. R. Soc. Esp. Fis. Quim. Ser., 1953, B 49, 161-174. [all data]

Egolf and Jurs, 1993
Egolf, L.M.; Jurs, P.C., Quantitative structure-retention and structure-odor intensity relationships for a diverse group of odor-active compounds, Anal. Chem., 1993, 65, 21, 3119-3126, https://doi.org/10.1021/ac00069a027 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttrs	Temperature of phase transition
  ΔHtrs	Enthalpy of phase transition
  ΔStrs	Entropy of phase transition

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