Camphorlactone

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    19893-77-7

    Molecular formula
    C9H14O2

    SMILES
    CC1(C2CCC1(OC2=O)C)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Woody 62.59%
    Herbal 61.65%
    Camphoreous 55.08%
    Mint 50.83%
    Tobacco 44.12%
    Spicy 43.89%
    Fruity 40.34%
    Pine 36.31%
    Cedar 35.21%
    Fresh 33.05%

     

    Flavor
    Herbal 55.08%
    Camphor 49.51%
    Woody 48.3%
    Minty 43.02%
    Bitter 38.19%
    Tobacco 32.93%
    Pine 32.75%
    Green 26.84%
    Fruity 26.58%
    Ripe apricot 24.31%

     

    Odor impact est.
    High

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.8

    pKa est.
    8.07 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    154.21 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Moderately slow

    Boiling point est.
    245°C

    Flash point

    • 80.88 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Camphorlactone
    • Bicyclolactone
    • 19893-77-7
    • Campholytolactone
    • .alpha.-Campholytolactone
    • 2-Oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-3-one, 1,7,7-trimethyl-
    • DTXSID001016101
    • 1,7,7-Trimethyl-2-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-3-one
    • 2-Oxabicyclo(2.2.1)heptan-3-one, 1,7,7-trimethyl-
    • alpha-Campholytolactone
    • SCHEMBL4505355
    • DTXCID801474244
    • 1,7,7-Trimethyl-2-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-3-one #
    • 2-OXABICYCLO[2.2.1]HEPTAN-3-ONE,1,7,7-TRIMETHYL-

  • Applications

    Camphorlactone (CAS 19893-77-7) is a camphor-derived lactone used primarily as an intermediate and a chiral building block in organic synthesis, serving as a key scaffold for developing chiral compounds. In the fragrance industry, it is regarded as an odorant or fixative suitable for perfumes and personal care products. It can also be used as a precursor for camphor-related compounds in pharmaceutical synthesis and has potential applications in polymer chemistry to prepare camphor-derived lactone derivatives. Its use is subject to local regulations and formulation limits, but these roles reflect camphorlactone’s function as a chemical intermediate and element in industrial synthesis.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 794.75
    methanol 1181.85
    isopropanol 720.33
    water 130.17
    ethyl acetate 847.23
    n-propanol 605.0
    acetone 1278.03
    n-butanol 467.38
    acetonitrile 1380.4
    DMF 1663.12
    toluene 409.44
    isobutanol 464.59
    1,4-dioxane 1709.83
    methyl acetate 1100.42
    THF 1334.51
    2-butanone 861.2
    n-pentanol 333.03
    sec-butanol 567.29
    n-hexane 41.32
    ethylene glycol 423.41
    NMP 928.19
    cyclohexane 69.38
    DMSO 937.83
    n-butyl acetate 313.57
    n-octanol 188.1
    chloroform 2502.7
    n-propyl acetate 400.75
    acetic acid 913.64
    dichloromethane 1887.18
    cyclohexanone 726.99
    propylene glycol 465.27
    isopropyl acetate 525.25
    DMAc 1116.36
    2-ethoxyethanol 687.83
    isopentanol 410.22
    n-heptane 24.17
    ethyl formate 609.45
    1,2-dichloroethane 1026.37
    n-hexanol 305.5
    2-methoxyethanol 1186.44
    isobutyl acetate 261.52
    tetrachloromethane 490.57
    n-pentyl acetate 245.36
    transcutol 1143.09
    n-heptanol 190.81
    ethylbenzene 266.45
    MIBK 403.42
    2-propoxyethanol 709.01
    tert-butanol 698.23
    MTBE 543.04
    2-butoxyethanol 426.16
    propionic acid 703.99
    o-xylene 306.88
    formic acid 857.41
    diethyl ether 579.43
    m-xylene 328.6
    p-xylene 523.17
    chlorobenzene 641.94
    dimethyl carbonate 530.14
    n-octane 16.12
    formamide 1664.46
    cyclopentanone 1002.06
    2-pentanone 596.29
    anisole 678.97
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 519.91
    gamma-butyrolactone 1237.21
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 922.27
    pyridine 1003.55
    3-pentanone 498.62
    furfural 1273.19
    n-dodecane 15.92
    diethylene glycol 703.55
    diisopropyl ether 207.33
    tert-amyl alcohol 516.4
    acetylacetone 932.46
    n-hexadecane 18.69
    acetophenone 561.78
    methyl propionate 712.69
    isopentyl acetate 298.93
    trichloroethylene 2136.81
    n-nonanol 177.54
    cyclohexanol 414.04
    benzyl alcohol 482.47
    2-ethylhexanol 158.93
    isooctanol 157.57
    dipropyl ether 187.02
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 594.68
    ethyl lactate 250.25
    propylene carbonate 724.86
    n-methylformamide 1271.56
    2-pentanol 371.27
    n-pentane 51.41
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 424.71
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 477.94
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 374.11
    mesitylene 208.1
    ε-caprolactone 721.8
    p-cymene 113.09
    epichlorohydrin 1430.46
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1304.52
    2-aminoethanol 633.0
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1345.1
    sulfolane 1017.77
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 32.17
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 841.96
    n-hexyl acetate 366.49
    isooctane 28.29
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 481.21
    sec-butyl acetate 296.4
    tert-butyl acetate 515.77
    decalin 50.3
    glycerin 552.8
    diglyme 964.44
    acrylic acid 720.41
    isopropyl myristate 146.16
    n-butyric acid 595.15
    acetyl acetate 721.49
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 157.82
    ethyl propionate 399.94
    nitromethane 2199.96
    1,2-diethoxyethane 417.23
    benzonitrile 632.68
    trioctyl phosphate 106.52
    1-bromopropane 449.92
    gamma-valerolactone 1432.88
    n-decanol 131.39
    triethyl phosphate 152.57
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 236.75
    propionitrile 759.64
    vinylene carbonate 819.63
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1095.65
    DMS 473.81
    cumene 178.86
    2-octanol 142.8
    2-hexanone 399.04
    octyl acetate 183.19
    limonene 124.72
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1032.27
    ethyl orthosilicate 143.0
    tributyl phosphate 132.73
    diacetone alcohol 554.0
    N,N-dimethylaniline 376.78
    acrylonitrile 1037.6
    aniline 591.56
    1,3-propanediol 685.91
    bromobenzene 638.43
    dibromomethane 1060.07
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1548.91
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 225.87
    tetrabutyl urea 157.54
    diisobutyl methanol 109.79
    2-phenylethanol 426.7
    styrene 320.79
    dioctyl adipate 192.7
    dimethyl sulfate 697.06
    ethyl butyrate 258.15
    methyl lactate 450.5
    butyl lactate 221.37
    diethyl carbonate 213.08
    propanediol butyl ether 365.87
    triethyl orthoformate 189.86
    p-tert-butyltoluene 116.46
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 360.97
    morpholine 1446.74
    tert-butylamine 405.8
    n-dodecanol 98.27
    dimethoxymethane 1036.27
    ethylene carbonate 652.71
    cyrene 370.51
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 412.63
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 221.21
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 708.07
    4-methylpyridine 1027.45
    dibutyl ether 172.48
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 109.79
    DEF 623.89
    dimethyl isosorbide 593.9
    tetrachloroethylene 1099.41
    eugenol 390.1
    triacetin 403.75
    span 80 289.91
    1,4-butanediol 310.86
    1,1-dichloroethane 1279.05
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 287.18
    methyl formate 1005.77
    2-methyl-1-butanol 379.51
    n-decane 25.26
    butyronitrile 535.61
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 175.37
    1-chlorooctane 108.0
    1-chlorotetradecane 50.28
    n-nonane 21.87
    undecane 19.55
    tert-butylcyclohexane 45.87
    cyclooctane 27.32
    cyclopentanol 536.14
    tetrahydropyran 817.76
    tert-amyl methyl ether 362.99
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 611.2
    1-hexene 156.81
    2-isopropoxyethanol 474.38
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 775.05
    methyl butyrate 467.09

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction