Borneol
Chemical name	endo-1,7,7-trimethyl- bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-ol IUPAC nomenclature is a systematic way of naming organic chemical compounds as recommended by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). ...
Chemical formula	C10H18O
InChI	InChI=1/C10H18O/c1-9(2)7-4-5-10(9,3)8(11) 6-7/h7-8,11H,4-6H2,1-3H3/t7?,8-,10?/m1/s1 A chemical formula (also called molecular formula) is a concise way of expressing information about the atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound. ... InChI is the IUPACs International Chemical Identifier. ...
Molecular mass	154.25 g/mol
Specific rotation	37.7 °
Melting point	207 °C
Boiling point	210 °C
Density	g/cm3
CAS number	(+)507-70-0 (-)464-45-9.
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Borneol is a bicyclic organic compound and a terpene. The hydroxyl group in this compound is placed in an endo position. Isoborneol is its exo isomer. Borneol is easily oxidized to the ketone yielding camphor. One historical name for borneol is Borneo camphor which explains the name. Borneol can be synthesized by reduction of camphor by the Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley Reduction. The same reduction but then fast and irreversible with sodium borohydride gives isoborneol as the kinetically controlled reaction product. See also Avogadros number Atomic mass unit Dalton (unit) External links Learning by Simulations Calculation of Molecular Formulas from Molecular Masses Categories: Chemistry stubs | Mass | Chemical properties ... The specific rotation of a chemical compound [α]D is defined as the observed optical rotation (a) when light of 598 nanometer wavelength is passed through a sample with a sample path (l) of 0. ... The melting point of a solid is the temperature at which it changes state from solid to liquid. ... Allah is who made all of this. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... CAS registry numbers are unique numerical identifiers for chemical compounds, polymers, biological sequences, mixtures and alloys. ... The simplified molecular input line entry specification or SMILES is a specification for unambiguously describing the structure of chemical molecules using short ASCII alpha-numeric strings. ... The structure of a bicyclic molecule contains two usually fused rings. ... An organic compound is any member of a large class of chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon, with exception of carbides, carbonates, carbon oxides and gases containing carbon. ... Terpenes are a class of hydrocarbons, produced by many plants, particularly conifers. ... Hydroxide is a functional group consisting of oxygen and hydrogen: -O−H It has a charge of 1-. The term hydroxyl group is used when the functional group -OH is counted as a substituent of an organic compound. ... Endo-exo isomerism is a special type of isomerism found in organic compounds with a substituent on a bridged ring system. ... Organic reductions or organic oxidations or organic redox reactions are redox reactions that take place with organic compounds. ... A ketone is either the functional group characterized by a carbonyl group linked to two other carbon atoms or a compound that contains this functional group. ... Camphor, also known as 1,7,7-trimethyl-bicyclo(2,2,1)heptan-2-one, d-camphor, d-(+)-camphor, (+)-2-bornanone, d-2-bornanone, 1,7,7-trimethylnorcamphor, 2-camphanone, 2-camphonone, bornan-2-one, or caladryl has the chemical formula C10H16O. Camphor is a white transparent waxy crystalline solid... Organic reductions or organic oxidations or organic redox reactions are redox reactions that take place with organic compounds. ... Camphor, also known as 1,7,7-trimethyl-bicyclo(2,2,1)heptan-2-one, d-camphor, d-(+)-camphor, (+)-2-bornanone, d-2-bornanone, 1,7,7-trimethylnorcamphor, 2-camphanone, 2-camphonone, bornan-2-one, or caladryl has the chemical formula C10H16O. Camphor is a white transparent waxy crystalline solid... Sodium borohydride, also known as sodium tetrahydridoborate, has the chemical formula NaBH4 (CAS 16940-66-2). ... Thermodynamic reaction control or kinetic reaction control in a chemical reaction can decide the composition in a reaction product when competing reactions lead to different products under different reaction conditions. ...

Borneol exists as two enantiomers which have two different CAS numbers. Naturally occuring d-(+)-borneol is optically active. It can be found in several species of Artemisia and Dipterocarpaceae. In chemistry two stereoisomers are said to be enantiomers if they are mirror images of each other. ... Artemisia was the name of two queens of Halicarnassus in the 5th century BC and 4th century BC. The first Artemisia was the daughter of Lygdamis and was set up as the tyrant of Halicarnassus by the Persians, who were at the time the overlords of Ionia, after the death... Genera Anisoptera Cotylelobium Dipterocarpus Dryobalanops Hopea Marquesia Monotes Neobalanocarpus Pakaraimaea Parashorea Shorea Stemonoporus Upuna Vateria Vateriopsis Vatica Dipterocarpaceae is a family of 17 genera and approximately 580-680 species of mainly tropical lowland rainforest trees with two-winged fruits. ...

Borneol is used in traditional Chinese medicine as Moxa. An early description is found in the Bencao Gangmu. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) also known simply as Chinese medicine (Chinese: 中醫學, zhōngyī xué, or 中药学, zhōngyaò xué) is the name commonly given to a range of traditional medical practices used in China that have developed over the course of several thousand years of history. ... The Chinese word that often gets translated to acupuncture actually has two characters: one depicts a needle piercing the skin and the other represents the fluffy dried leaves of Mugwort or Moxa. ...

External links

• MSDS
• NIST datasheet including full spectroscopic data
• Datasheet
• Dynamic 3D model borneol
• Dynamic 3D model isoborneol
• Reduction of Camphor into Isoborneol/Borneol
• Borneol oxidation with sodium hypochlorite
• Borneol in Chinese medicine