(+/-)-Camphorquinone, 99%
(+/-)-Camphorquinone, 99%
(+/-)-Camphorquinone, 99%
(+/-)-Camphorquinone, 99%
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(+/-)-Camphorquinone, 99%

CAS: 10373-78-1 | C10H14O2 | 166.22 g/mol
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Specifications
Chemical Name or Material(+/-)-Camphorquinone
CAS10373-78-1
Melting Point198°C to 202°C
Recommended StorageAmbient temperatures
EINECS Number233-814-1
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Camphorquinone derivative (i.e. carboxylated camphorquinone) is used as visible-light photoinitiator in biomedical applications. It is also used in dentistry and is often used in conjunction with hydrogen donating amine.

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Applications
Camphorquinone derivative (i.e. carboxylated camphorquinone) is used as visible-light photoinitiator in biomedical applications. It is also used in dentistry and is often used in conjunction with hydrogen donating amine.

Solubility
Soluble in ethanol, ethyl ether and benzene.

Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only

General References:

  1. Ratanajanchai, M.; Tanwilai, D.; Sunintaboon, P. Visible light-induced surfactant-free emulsion polymerization using camphorquinone/tertiary amine as the initiating system for the synthesis of amine-functionalized colloidal nanoparticles. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2013, 409, 25-31.
  2. Wessels, M.; Leyhausen, G.; Volk, J.; Geurtsen, W. Oxidative stress is responsible for genotoxicity of camphorquinone in primary human gingival fibroblasts. Clin.Oral.Invest. 2014, 18 (6), 1705-1710.