Camphoric acid

Camphoric acid
Names
	IUPAC name (1R,3S)-1,2,2-trimethylcyclopentane-1,3-dicarboxylic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	560-09-8 (1S,3R) ; 124-83-4 (+) i.e., (1R,3S) D-Camphoric acid ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image; Interactive image;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1205405 ;
ChemSpider	20198 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.241.243
EC Number	811-021-7;
PubChem CID	21491;
UNII	62F72U898F (1S,3R) ; W77RM1CSD5 (+) i.e., (1R,3S) D-Camphoric acid ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID60870483 DTXSID80204569, DTXSID60870483 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C10H16O4/c1-9(2)6(7(11)12)4-5-10(9,3)8(13)14/h6H,4-5H2,1-3H3,(H,11,12)(H,13,14) Key: LSPHULWDVZXLIL-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C10H16O4/c1-9(2)6(7(11)12)4-5-10(9,3)8(13)14/h6H,4-5H2,1-3H3,(H,11,12)(H,13,14)/t6-,10+/m0/s1 Key: LSPHULWDVZXLIL-QUBYGPBYBH; InChI=1/C10H16O4/c1-9(2)6(7(11)12)4-5-10(9,3)8(13)14/h6H,4-5H2,1-3H3,(H,11,12)(H,13,14) Key: LSPHULWDVZXLIL-UHFFFAOYAD;
	SMILES O=C(O)[C@]1(CC[C@@H](C(=O)O)C1(C)C)C; O=C(O)C1CCC(C(=O)O)(C)C1(C)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C10H16O4
Molar mass	200.234 g·mol−1
Density	1.21 g/cm3
Melting point	183–187 °C (361–369 °F; 456–460 K)
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	-129.0·10−6 cm3/mol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Camphoric acid, C₁₀H₁₆O₄^{[citation needed]} 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.

History

Acidum camphoricum was studied and isolated for the first time by French pharmacist Nicolas Vauquelin in the early 19th century,^[1] but it wasn't until September 1874 that Dutch chemist Jacobus H. van 't Hoff proposed the first suggestion for its molecular structure and optical properties. Haller and Blanc synthesized camphor from camphoric acid. In 1904, Finnish chemist Gustav Komppa became the first to succeed in manufacturing synthetic camphoric acid from diethyl oxalate and 3,3-dimethylpentanoic acid, and thus proving the structure of camphor.

Chemical properties and isolation

Camphoric acid may be prepared by oxidising camphor with nitric acid.

References

^ "Nicolas-Louis Vauquelin | Discoverer, Elements, Chemistry | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-10.

"Acidum camphoricum". British Pharmaceutical Codex. Retrieved September 4, 2005.
"Camphoric acid". Science and Technology. Archived from the original on November 13, 2006. Retrieved September 4, 2005.
"Camphoric acid". Taiwan Tekho Camphor Co. Retrieved September 4, 2005.
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1874). "A suggestion looking to the extension into space of the structural formulas at present used in chemistry. And a note upon the relation between the optical activity and the chemical constitution of organic compounds". Archives Neerlandaises des Sciences Exactes et Naturelles. 9: 445–454.

[1] "Nicolas-Louis Vauquelin | Discoverer, Elements, Chemistry | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-10.

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