Camphoric acidCamphoric acid, C10H16O4 or in Latin form Acidum camphoricum, is a white crystallisable substance obtained from the oxidation of camphor. It exists in three optically different forms; the dextrorotatory one is obtained by the oxidation of dextrorotatory camphor and is used in pharmaceuticals. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Camphoric acid, revision 1282128707.

Property

Value

Formula

C10H16O4, 200.23 g/mol

Melting point

185 °C

Density

1.21 g/cm³

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