Food Additives Borneol powder Raw Materials CAS 507-70-0

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Uses and synthesis of Borneol powder

Whereas d-borneol was the enantiomer that used to be the most readily available commercially, the more commercially available enantiomer now is l-borneol, which also occurs in nature.

Borneol from Dipterocarpus spp. is used in traditional Chinese medicine. An early description is found in the Bencao Gangmu.

Borneol is a component of many essential oils and it is a natural insect repellent.It also generates a TRPM8-mediated cooling sensation similar to menthol.

Laevo-borneol is used in perfumery. It has a balsamic odour type with pine, woody and camphoraceous facets.

Applications/Functions of Borneol powder

1. Edible spices. Borneol powder is mainly used to prepare peppermint, white lemon and nut flavors. It is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.
2. Borneol is used as a biochemical reagent and is also used in the pharmaceutical industry

Synthesis of Borneol powder

Borneol can be synthesized by reduction of camphor by the Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reduction (a reversible process). Reduction of camphor with sodium borohydride (fast and irreversible) gives instead the diastereomer isoborneol.

Production methodprocess of Borneol powder

Borneol is prepared from camphor dissolved in ethanol with metallic sodium or reduced with new ecological hydrogen.

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