1.DESCRIPTION

Synthetic camphor called also as camketone which is white crystal with a cooling and refreshed smell, easily soluble in organic solvent and apt to sublimate.

Melocular fomula:C10H16O

2.USES

Synthetic camphor as a plasticizer, used in production of celluloid, Pingpang PVC, nitro cellulose,synthetic rubber and powder metallurgy; as a stablizer, used in ballistite-making;in medicine used as cardiotoic and cooling agent; in daily life, used as anthelmintic and preservative.

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