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C0405000

Camphor (racemic)

European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

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

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H16O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
152.23
Beilstein:
1907611
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

vapor density

5.2 (vs air)

vapor pressure

4 mmHg ( 70 °C)

API family

camphor

expl. lim.

3.5 %

manufacturer/tradename

EDQM

bp

204 °C (lit.)

mp

175-177 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

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

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the Issuing Pharmacopoeia. For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Camphor (racemic) EP Reference standard, intended for use in laboratory tests only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.

Packaging

The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Signal Word

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 Code

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


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Dong-Bin Dang et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 49(22), 2243-2245 (2013-02-12)
A series of 3D homochiral manganese-lanthanide frameworks have been synthesized based on chiral camphoric acid. In the heterometallic features, D-camphoric acids are unprecedentedly embedded in three coordination modes.
Guofeng Shang et al.
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (1995), 62(8), 873-879 (2012-08-25)
The characteristics and mechanisms of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) adsorption on a biochar through pyrolysis at various temperatures (100 to 500 degrees C) were investigated. The biochar used in the current study was derived from the camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora). The
Yali V Zhang et al.
Nature neuroscience, 16(10), 1468-1476 (2013-09-10)
Animals tend to reject bitter foods. However, long-term exposure to some unpalatable tastants increases acceptance of these foods. Here we show that dietary exposure to an unappealing but safe additive, camphor, caused the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster to decrease camphor
I Jiménez-Díaz et al.
Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences, 936, 80-87 (2013-09-06)
UV-filters are widely used in many personal care products and cosmetics. Recent studies indicate that some organic UV-filters can accumulate in biota and act as endocrine disruptors, but there are few studies on the occurrence and fate of these compounds
Irina Vetter et al.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 33(42), 16627-16641 (2013-10-18)
Topically applied camphor elicits a sensation of cool, but nothing is known about how it affects cold temperature sensing. We found that camphor sensitizes a subpopulation of menthol-sensitive native cutaneous nociceptors in the mouse to cold, but desensitizes and partially

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