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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A colorless, crystalline material. Camphene is a terpene type compound obtained from [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=camphor camphor oil] or synthesized from [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=turpentine%20%28oil%29 turpentine]. Camphene was used as a camphor substitute and as an [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=insecticide insecticide]. The name camphene has been mistakenly used as a synonym for [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=burning%20fluid burning fluid], which is a 19th century commercial lamp oil containing a turpentine and ethanol mixture that burned brightly but was potentially explosive.
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A colorless, crystalline material. Camphene is a terpene type compound obtained from [[camphor|camphor oil]] or synthesized from [[turpentine (oil)|turpentine]]. Camphene was used as a camphor substitute and as an [[insecticide]]. The name camphene has been mistakenly used as a synonym for [[burning fluid]], which is a 19th century commercial lamp oil containing a turpentine and ethanol mixture that burned brightly but was potentially explosive.
 
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[[[SliderGallery rightalign|camphene.jpg~Chemical structure]]]
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
 
2,2-dimethyl-3-methylenebycyclo-[2,2,2]heptane
 
2,2-dimethyl-3-methylenebycyclo-[2,2,2]heptane
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== Risks ==
  
[[[SliderGallery rightalign|camphene.jpg~Chemical structure]]]
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* Toxic by ingestion. 
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* Flammable solid.  Flash point = 36 C. 
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* Fisher Scientific: [https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/83984.htm MSDS]
  
== Other Properties ==
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==Physical and Chemical Properties==
  
Soluble in ether, cyclohexane, cyclohexene, dioxane, chloroform. Slightly soluble in ethanol. Insoluble in water. Cubic crystals.
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Soluble in ether, cyclohexane, cyclohexene, dioxane, chloroform. Slightly soluble in ethanol. Insoluble in water. Cubic crystals.
  
 
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== Hazards and Safety ==
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==Resources and Citations==
 
 
Toxic by ingestion.  Flammable solid.  Flash point = 36 C. 
 
 
 
Fisher Scientific: [https://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/83984.htm MSDS]
 
 
 
== Authority ==
 
 
 
* External source or communication  Comment: Submitted information: Charles Leib, August 2008.
 
  
* External source or communication  Comment: Submitted information: Charles Leib, August 2008.
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* Charles Leib, August 2008, Submitted information.
  
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 832
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 832

Latest revision as of 14:44, 18 May 2022

Description

A colorless, crystalline material. Camphene is a terpene type compound obtained from camphor oil or synthesized from turpentine. Camphene was used as a camphor substitute and as an Insecticide. The name camphene has been mistakenly used as a synonym for Burning fluid, which is a 19th century commercial lamp oil containing a turpentine and ethanol mixture that burned brightly but was potentially explosive.

Chemical structure

Camphene.jpg

Synonyms and Related Terms

2,2-dimethyl-3-methylenebycyclo-[2,2,2]heptane

Risks

  • Toxic by ingestion.
  • Flammable solid. Flash point = 36 C.
  • Fisher Scientific: MSDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

Soluble in ether, cyclohexane, cyclohexene, dioxane, chloroform. Slightly soluble in ethanol. Insoluble in water. Cubic crystals.

Composition C10H16
CAS 79-92-5
Melting Point 51-52 C
Density 0.8422 g/ml
Molecular Weight mol. wt. = 136.24
Refractive Index 1.45514
Boiling Point 158.5-159.5 C

Resources and Citations

  • Charles Leib, August 2008, Submitted information.
  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 832
  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 1777
  • MSDS Sheet Comment: Fisher Scientific 8/20/02: mp = 36.00 - 38.00 deg C
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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