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B55203

(−)-Bornyl acetate

95%

Synonym(s):

endo-(1S)-1,7,7-Trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yl acetate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C12H20O2
CAS Number:
5655-61-8
Molecular Weight:
196.29
UNSPSC Code:
12352108
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
329773262
EC Number:
227-101-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2502036
MDL number:
MFCD00867808
Assay:
95%
Form:
liquid

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InChI

1S/C12H20O2/c1-8(13)14-10-7-9-5-6-12(10,4)11(9,2)3/h9-10H,5-7H2,1-4H3/t9-,10+,12+/m0/s1

InChI key

KGEKLUUHTZCSIP-HOSYDEDBSA-N

SMILES string

CC(=O)O[C@@H]1C[C@@H]2CC[C@@]1(C)C2(C)C

vapor pressure

0.6 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

95%

form

liquid

optical activity

[α]20/D −38.10°, neat

refractive index

n20/D 1.463 (lit.)

bp

223-224 °C (lit.)

density

0.986 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

100

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Application

(−)-Bornyl acetate can be used:
  • As a key intermediate in the preparation of camphor.
  • To prepare (−)-englerin A, an anti-cancer agent.

Features and Benefits

Mimics the natural sex pheromone of the American cockroach.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

flash_point_f

185.0 - 194.0 °F

flash_point_c

85 - 90 °C

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US)

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
MKCZ1643
MKCZ1641
MKCX1855
MKCX1396
0000334981

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Bornyl acetate conversion enhancement by pervaporation in ionic liquid
Izak P, et al.
Planta Medica, 75(09), PI18-PI18 (2009)
Design and synthesis of terpene based englerin A mimics using chromium oxide mediated remote CH2 oxidation
Acerson MJ, et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 56(23), 3277-3280 (2015)
Aldrichimica Acta, 16, 41-41 (1983)
Bénédicta G H Kpadonou Kpoviessi et al.
Journal of ethnopharmacology, 155(3), 1417-1423 (2014-07-25)
Different parts of Ocimum gratissimum Linn are largely used in folk medicine for the treatment of many diseases, some of which related to parasitical infections as fevers and headaches. In order to validate their use and to clarify the plant
Barbara Sgorbini et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1376, 9-17 (2014-12-30)
Herbs and spices are used worldwide as food flavoring, thus determination of their identity, origin, and quality is mandatory for safe human consumption. An analysis strategy based on separative (HS-SPME-GC-MS) and non-separative (HS-SPME-MS) approaches is proposed for the volatile fraction

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