Safety data sheet for Camphor
CAS 76-22-2
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Typically documented by: Balms, rubs, candle fragrance.
Draft safety data sheet — preview
Sections 1, 2, 9 of 16
- CAS number
- 76-22-2
- Molecular formula
- C10H16O
- Molecular weight
- 152.23 g/mol
- Signal word
- Danger
Hazard classification
- GHS02 — Flammable
- GHS05 — Corrosive
- GHS06 — Acute toxicity
- GHS07 — Health hazard — irritant
- GHS08 — Serious health hazard
- GHS09 — Hazardous to the environment
- H228: Flammable solid.
- H302: Harmful if swallowed.
- H312: Harmful in contact with skin.
- H315: Causes skin irritation.
- H318: Causes serious eye damage.
- H330: Fatal if inhaled.
- H332: Harmful if inhaled.
- H335: May cause respiratory irritation.
- H371: May cause damage to organs.
- H411: Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
Section 1 — Identification
1.1 Product identifier
Product identifier: Camphor
Chemical name (IUPAC): 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one
CAS number: 76-22-2
PubChem CID reference: 2537
Synonyms: camphor; DL-Camphor; 2-Camphanone; 2-Bornanone; 1,7,7-Trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one; Bornan-2-one; Alphanon; Kampfer; Laurel camphor; 1,7,7-Trimethylnorcamphor
Section 2 — Hazards Identification
2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture
Classification basis: OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200 Appendix A, aligned to the GHS Rev. 7 hazard classes this sheet resolves: Acute Tox. 4 (Oral), Acute Tox. 4 (Dermal), Skin Irrit. 2, Eye Dam. 1, Acute Tox. 4 (Inhalation), STOT SE 3, STOT SE 2.
Classification: Acute Toxicity, Category 4 — Oral (Acute Tox. 4 (Oral)) [H302]
Classification: Acute Toxicity, Category 4 — Dermal (Acute Tox. 4 (Dermal)) [H312]
Classification: Skin Irritation, Category 2 (Skin Irrit. 2) [H315]
Classification: Serious Eye Damage, Category 1 (Eye Dam. 1) [H318]
Classification: Acute Toxicity, Category 4 — Inhalation (Acute Tox. 4 (Inhalation)) [H332]
Classification: Specific Target Organ Toxicity, Single Exposure, Category 3 (STOT SE 3) [H335]
Classification: Specific Target Organ Toxicity, Single Exposure, Category 2 (STOT SE 2) [H371]
2.2 Label elements
Signal word: Danger
GHS pictograms: GHS02 (Flammable), GHS05 (Corrosion), GHS06 (Toxic), GHS07 (Exclamation), GHS08 (Health Hazard), GHS09 (Environmental Hazard)
Hazard statement: H228: Flammable solid.
Hazard statement: H302: Harmful if swallowed.
Hazard statement: H312: Harmful in contact with skin.
Hazard statement: H315: Causes skin irritation.
Hazard statement: H318: Causes serious eye damage.
Hazard statement: H330: Fatal if inhaled.
Hazard statement: H332: Harmful if inhaled.
Hazard statement: H335: May cause respiratory irritation.
Hazard statement: H371: May cause damage to organs.
Hazard statement: H411: Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
Precautionary statement: P210: Keep away from heat, hot surfaces, sparks, open flames and other ignition sources. No smoking.
Precautionary statement: P260: Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapors/spray.
Precautionary statement: P264+P265: Wash hands thoroughly after handling. Do not touch eyes.
Precautionary statement: P305+P354+P338: IF IN EYES: Immediately rinse with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
Precautionary statement: P305+P351+P338: IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses if present and easy to do - continue rinsing.
Precautionary statement: P304+P340: IF INHALED: Remove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing.
Section 9 — Physical and Chemical Properties
9.1 Information on basic physical and chemical properties
Physical form: Solid
Appearance: Colorless or white crystals, granules, or crystalline masses
Odor: Fragrant and penetrating odor
Boiling point: 203.9°C (399°F) at 1013 hPa
Melting point: 174°C (345°F)
Flash point: 66°C (151°F) closed cup
Density: 0.992 at 25 °C/4 °C
Vapor pressure: 0.3 hPa at 20°C
Water solubility: Solubility in water, g/100ml at 25 °C: 0.12
Log Pow (log Kow): 2.38
Vapor density: 5.24 (air = 1)
Lower explosive limit: 0.6% (v/v in air)
Upper explosive limit: 3.5% (v/v in air)
Auto-ignition temperature: 466°C (871°F)
Not found in the public records searched: viscosity and pH. Enter these from your supplier's safety data sheet or your own test report before the draft is issued.
Occupational exposure limits for Camphor
The airborne limits on public record in the United States. These are transcribed from the tables named in each row, not derived. The full draft puts them in Section 8 with the control and PPE guidance.
OSHA PEL — TWA (8 h)
2 mg/m³
OSHA Annotated PEL Table Z-1
NIOSH REL — TWA (up to 10 h)
2 mg/m³
OSHA Annotated PEL Table Z-1 (NIOSH REL column)
Where each value came from
- Odor — Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- O'Neil, M.J. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. Cambridge, UK: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013, p. 300
- View the record
- Flash point — Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- National Fire Protection Association; Fire Protection Guide to Hazardous Materials. 14th Edition, Quincy, MA 2010, p. 325-28
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- Water solubility — Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Yalkowsky, S.H., He, Yan, Jain, P. Handbook of Aqueous Solubility Data Second Edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 2010, p. 721
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- Log Pow (log Kow) — Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- US EPA; Estimation Program Interface (EPI) Suite. Ver. 4.11. Nov, 2012. EPI Suite Links. SRC Fate Pointer File
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- Vapor density — Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- CDC; International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSC) 2012. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Prevention & Control. National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH). Ed Info Div
- View the record
- Lower explosive limit — Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- International Program on Chemical Safety/ Commission of the European Union; International Chemical Safety Card on Camphor. (May 2003)
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- Auto-ignition temperature — Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Same reference as flash point above.
- View the record
A value with no row here was assembled from more than one record, so no single record is credited for it. The draft you buy carries this table as an appendix covering all 16 sections.
Sources
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- OSHA Annotated PEL Table Z-1
- OSHA Annotated PEL Table Z-1 (NIOSH REL column)
- PubChem — GHS classification
- PubChem — compound record
- PubChem — names and identifiers
- PubChem — regulatory information
- PubChem — toxicity data
- PubChem — transport information
Sections 1.3 and 1.4 are withheld here because the supplier and emergency contact blocks carry your own company details in the draft you buy. Every draft needs review by a competent person before it is issued.
Measured values for Camphor, and where each one comes from
24 measured values for 11 properties, read from 3 public databases. On 4 properties the records differ. Each reading is shown with its own record. Follow any record to read the value at its source.
Boiling point
3 records, 204 to 209 °C
Used with vapour pressure to judge how readily the substance reaches the air you breathe.
- 399 °F
- NIOSH Pocket Guide
Melting point
3 records, -179 to 174 °C
Fixes the physical state at handling temperature, which the label and the transport class depend on.
- 174-179 °C
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- 345 °F
- NIOSH Pocket Guide
Flash point
3 records agree
The lowest temperature at which the liquid gives off enough vapour to ignite. It decides the GHS flammable liquid category.
- 150 °F; 66 °C (Closed Cup)
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- 150 °F
- NIOSH Pocket Guide
Auto-ignition temperature
1 record
The temperature at which the substance ignites with no spark or flame. It sets safe surface and process temperatures.
- 871 °F (466 °C)
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Explosive limits
1 record
The vapour concentration range in air that will burn. Below the lower limit and above the upper limit it will not.
- Explosive limits, vol% in air: 0.6 (lower)-3.5 (upper)
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Vapour pressure
4 records differ
The higher it is, the faster the substance evaporates into the workplace air at room temperature.
- Vapor pressure = 27 Pa at 20 °C (= 0.20 mm Hg)
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- 0.65 mm Hg at 25 °C
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- 0.2 mmHg
- NIOSH Pocket Guide
Vapour density
1 record
Above 1 the vapour sinks and collects in pits, sumps and low enclosed spaces.
- 5.24 (Air = 1)
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Density
3 records differ
Needed to convert between mass and volume on the label, in transport papers and in a spill estimate.
- 0.992 at 25 °C/4 °C
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Solubility
2 records, each a different case
Determines spill behaviour, the right extinguishing media and the correct first-aid rinse.
- In water, 1.6X10+3 mg/L at 25 °C
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Insoluble
- NIOSH Pocket Guide
Partition coefficient (log Kow)
1 record
Indicates whether the substance accumulates in fat or in water, which drives the environmental sections.
- log Kow = 2.38 /measured/
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Odour
2 records, each a different case
Odour is a warning property only. Many substances are hazardous well below the concentration you can smell.
- Fragrant and penetrating odor
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Penetrating aromatic odor
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
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