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: 76-22-2
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file
• Species with the same structure:
  • 1,7,7-Trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one
  • Camphor
  • Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, 1,7,7-trimethyl-, (1S)-
  • (+)-2-Bornanone
• 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
• Information on this page:
  • Gas phase thermochemistry data
  • Reaction thermochemistry data
  • Gas phase ion energetics data
  • References
  • Notes
• Other data available:
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Individual Reactions

 +  = 2 + 

By formula: C₁₂H₂₂O₂ + H₂O = 2CH₄O + C₁₀H₁₆O

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

Ionization energy determinations

References

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Steele, 1977
Steele, W.V., The standard enthalpies of formation of bicyclic compounds. III. 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1977, 9, 311-314. [all data]

Wiberg and Cunningham, 1990
Wiberg, K.B.; Cunningham, W.C., Jr., Thermochemical studies of carbonyl reactions. 4. Enthalpies of hydrolysis of norbornyl ketals, J. Org. Chem., 1990, 55, 679-684. [all data]

Hunter and Lias, 1998
Hunter, E.P.; Lias, S.G., Evaluated Gas Phase Basicities and Proton Affinities of Molecules: An Update, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 3, 413-656, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556018 . [all data]

Vilesov, 1960
Vilesov, F.I., The photoionization of vapors of compounds whose molecules contain carbonyl groups, Dokl. Phys. Chem., 1960, 132, 521, In original 1332. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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