Camphorenone (CAS 6784-16-3) is a camphor‑derived bicyclic enone used mainly as a chiral building block and synthetic intermediate: its rigid scaffold imparts stereocontrol in Michael additions, hydrogenation/hydrosilylation, epoxidation, Diels–Alder, and selective 1,4/1,2 transformations to access lactones, amino alcohols, modified terpenoids, and pharmaceutical precursors; the enone motif enables photochemistry such as [2+2] cycloadditions, photoenolization, and energy‑transfer studies, making it a model substrate in asymmetric catalysis (metal and organocatalysis), route development, and functional materials research; in flavor and fragrance work, it and its derivatives are used as intermediates or odorants with camphoraceous, woody–minty notes during formulation R&D, and as analytical standards for GC/GC–MS and chiral separations; typically supplied for R&D use only, it should be stored protected from light/oxygen and handled according to α,β‑unsaturated ketone safety and local regulations.
