Borneol

Product name : Borneol

CAS : 507-70-0

Molecular Formula : C₁₀H₁₈O

Molecular Weight : 154.25

Descriptions :
Borneol is a bicyclic organic compound and a terpene. The hydroxyl group in this compound is placed in an endo position.
Borneol is easily oxidized to the ketone yielding camphor. One historical name for borneol is Borneo camphor which explains the name. Borneol can be synthesized by reduction of camphor by the Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley Reduction. The same reduction but then fast and irreversible with sodium borohydride gives isoborneol as the kinetically controlled reaction product.