Camphire and Camphor

Thymol, Menthol and Camphor from Indian Sources

Thymol, menthol and camphor are well known in the materia medica of western medicine as well as in that of the indigenous medicine in India. Thymol has been considered important on account of its powerful antiseptic, germicidal and anthelmintic properties. One of its chief uses in recent years has been in the treatment of hookworm disease. It is also largely used as a constituent of tooth-paste...

New enantiopure NHCs derived from camphor.

A new class of enantiopure carbene precursors based on cheap camphor has been developed, and a restricted rotation of one N-substituent due to the C-10 methyl group of the camphor skeleton has been found; in situ prepared corresponding carbenes revealed the same behaviour.

Camphor intoxication treated by charcoal haemoperfusion.

Introduction Camphor is used as a proprietary preparation, most often as a 20% solution in arachis oil, and is applied to the skin for the supposed relief of muscle pain and symptoms of the common cold. Intoxication is usually accidental and, although reports are rare, Silbert (1973) drew attention to the risk of camphor poisoning in children. Symptoms following ingestion include tremors, hallu...

(E)-3-(1-Naphthyl­amino)­methyl­ene-(+)-camphor

In the crystal structure of the title ketoamine {systematic name: (E)-1,7,7-trimethyl-3-[(1-naphthyl-amino)-methyl-idene]bicyclo-[2.2.1]heptan-2-one}, C(21)H(23)NO, there are two independent mol-ecules in the asymmetric unit. Both mol-ecules have an E configuration about the alkene function. The main conformational difference between the mol-ecules is in the orientation of the plane of the naph...

Camphor poisoning following ingestion of nose drops.