synthesized camphor from camphoric acid. In 1904, Finnish chemist Gustav Komppa became the first to succeed in manufacturing synthetic camphoric acid from diethyl...

known that nitric acid oxidizes camphor into camphoric acid. Haller and Blanc published a semisynthesis of camphor from camphoric acid. Although they demonstrated...

however, the precursor, camphoric acid, had an unknown structure. When Finnish chemist Gustav Komppa synthesized camphoric acid from diethyl oxalate and...

amino acid asparagine, the first one to be discovered. He also discovered pectin and malic acid in apples, and isolated camphoric acid and quinic acid. His...

distillation of the calcium salt of camphoric acid. CaC10H14O4 → C9H14O + CaCO3 It is now typically obtained by the acid-catalysed twofold aldol condensation...

mass: 200.23 g/mol, exact mass: 200.1049 u) may refer to: Camphoric acid 2-Decendioic acid This set index page lists chemical structure articles associated...

and Japan. It is known by various names, most notably the camphor tree, camphorwood or camphor laurel. Camphora officinarum grows up to 20–30 m (66–98 ft)...

commercially available. It can be prepared by sulfonation of camphor with sulfuric acid and acetic anhydride: Although this reaction appears to be a sulfonation...

Salicylic acid is an organic compound with the formula HOC6H4COOH. A colorless (or, white), bitter-tasting solid, it is a precursor to and a metabolite...

Acetic acid /əˈsiːtɪk/, systematically named ethanoic acid /ˌɛθəˈnoʊɪk/, is an acidic, colourless liquid and organic compound with the chemical formula...