Alpha-camphorene is a cycloalkene that is cyclohexene substituted by 2-methylpent-2-en-5-yl and 6-methylhepta-1,5-dien-2-yl groups at positions 1 and 4, respectively.
Definition
Alpha-camphorene is a cycloalkene that is cyclohexene substituted by 2-methylpent-2-en-5-yl and 6-methylhepta-1,5-dien-2-yl groups at positions 1 and 4, respectively. It is a diterpene isolated from several plant species. It has a role as a volatile oil component. It is a cycloalkene and a diterpene.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 5RJO31754N · registered name .ALPHA.-CAMPHORENE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 532-87-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 208-546-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0052172
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID0030742
- IUPAC
- 4-(6-Methylhepta-1,5-dien-2-yl)-1-(4-methylpent-3-en-1-yl)cyclohex-1-ene
- Molecular formula
- C20H32
- Molecular weight
- 272.476 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Melting/freezing point
- 45.87 ℃(est.)
- Initial boiling point and range
- 336.31 ℃(est.)
- Vapour pressure
- 0.000551 ㎜Hg (at 25C , est.)
- Water solubility
- 0.00004635 ㎎/ℓ (at 25 C , est.)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 9.42 (est.)
- Molecular weight
- 272.48
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 3 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Fragrance3
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata