Chemical Property of (-)-Alcanfor
Chemical Property:
- Appearance/Colour:white crystals
- Vapor Pressure:4 mm Hg ( 70 °C)
- Melting Point:177-179 °C(lit.)
- Refractive Index:-44 ° (C=20, EtOH)
- Boiling Point:207.4 °C at 760 mmHg
- Flash Point:64.4 °C
- PSA:17.07000
- Density:0.982 g/cm3
- LogP:2.40170
- Storage Temp.:Store below +30°C.
- Water Solubility.:Soluble in water. (0.34 g/L) at 20°C
- XLogP3:2.2
- Hydrogen Bond Donor Count:0
- Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:1
- Rotatable Bond Count:0
- Exact Mass:152.120115130
- Heavy Atom Count:11
- Complexity:217
- Transport DOT Label:Flammable Solid
- Purity/Quality:
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99.9% *data from raw suppliers
(1S,4S)-1,7,7-Trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one *data from reagent suppliers
Safty Information:
- Pictogram(s):
Xi,
F
- Hazard Codes:F,Xi
- Statements:
11-36/37/38
- Safety Statements:
16-26
- MSDS Files:
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SDS file from LookChem
Useful:
- Chemical Classes:Biological Agents -> Plant Oils and Extracts
- Canonical SMILES:CC1(C2CCC1(C(=O)C2)C)C
- Isomeric SMILES:C[C@]12CC[C@@H](C1(C)C)CC2=O
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Uses
(1S,4S)-1,7,7-Trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one also known by its common name as (-)-Camphor is a chiral intermediate of camphor and is used as a flavour additive in foods and sweetners. (1S)-(-)-Camphor is used as chiral intermediate and chiral auxiliary precursor. It is used in the synthesis of high-potency sweeteners. It acts as catalytic agent and petrochemical additive.