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any interesting reactions than can be done with camphor ?
i have some camphor, so called 2-bornanone
any interesting (and easy  ) reactions that can be done with it ?
it smells nice 
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Is it possible to trade some of it for a certain chemical?
You can make sulfuryl chloride.
I never asked for this.
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well, i cant trade it ...
btw how to make Sulfuryl Chloride ?
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There already exist several threads on this same topic. Please UTFSE.
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If you want solid camphor chunks, you can perhaps find it at your local Jean-Coutu. It was a 5 cm x 5 cm x 1 cm block if I remember right.
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In his novel "The Time Machine", H. G. Wells uses the oxidation of camphor to generate light in order to repel the darkness-loving Morelocks from the
protagonist. It was a self-sustaining reaction once the initial conditions for reaction had been achieved.
Quote: Originally posted by rstar  | i have some camphor, so called 2-bornanone
any interesting (and easy ) reactions that can be done with it ?
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it smells nice |
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| Quote: Originally posted by vmelkon |
If you want solid camphor chunks, you can perhaps find it at your local Jean-Coutu. It was a 5 cm x 5 cm x 1 cm block if I remember right.
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Thanks for the tip! I was looking for camphor for a long time!
Do you know in which sector of the jean-coutu they are?
I never asked for this.
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There is a thread from a bit back that theorizes a camphor peroxide and postulates its possible energetic properties.
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| Quote: Originally posted by plante1999 | | Quote: Originally posted by vmelkon |
If you want solid camphor chunks, you can perhaps find it at your local Jean-Coutu. It was a 5 cm x 5 cm x 1 cm block if I remember right.
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Thanks for the tip! I was looking for camphor for a long time!
Do you know in which sector of the jean-coutu they are?
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Laval. I haven't looked at other Jean-Coutu places but perhaps they all have it. I usually check for KNO3 (which Jean-Coutu still sells) and sulfur
(you could find this at any pharmacy in 1995 but now, it is all gone).
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In my country, camphor is available in grocery stores, about 50gm for INR 40.00 (USD 0.77 approx.)
[Edited on 6-10-2012 by rstar]
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You could use it to make a Storm Glass, a very cool weather prediction device. It works mainly on how solubility changes with temperature differences.
There's speculation that atmospheric pressure is also involved, but that's hard to believe if the tube is completely sealed. I tried my hand at making
one, with some success. I think it would behave better in a completely sealed tube, as opposed to my tightly-stoppered version.
You can see my video on this here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_aYoEb9vc0&feature=plcp
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I am definitely going to have to try the storm glass, sealed up of course.
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I dont know of any reactions off the top of my head, but apparently you can use it as a plasticiser in nitrocellulose.
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