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China and India are the leading exporters of (-)-Camphorsulfonic acid, collectively accounting for the majority of global shipments, while the United States, Germany, and Japan represent the largest importers. These importing nations consistently absorb over 60% of total reported exports, reflecting their strong demand from pharmaceutical and fine chemical manufacturing sectors. Recent data shows stable export volumes from China alongside modest growth in Indian exports, while (-)-Camphorsulfonic acid prices have remained relatively flat amid steady demand and sufficient production capacity.
(-)-Camphorsulfonic acid is a white to off-white crystalline solid with a faint camphor-like odor and low volatility; it has a melting point of approximately 180–185 °C (with decomposition). It is a chiral, cyclic terpenoid sulfonic acid classified as an organic chemical and asymmetric catalyst/auxiliary. Primarily employed as a chiral resolving agent and enantioselective catalyst in fine chemical synthesis, it facilitates asymmetric esterification, glycosylation, and cyclization reactions. Its principal applications are in the pharmaceutical industry for the synthesis and resolution of chiral active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and in specialty agrochemical manufacturing.
(1) It is also used for the racemization of optical isomers.(2) It can be applied to the resolution of intermediate or isomer in medicine.(3) It also could play a role as organic synthesis intermediates and resolving agent.
It is a kind of prismatic crystals and its melting point is 193-195 ° C (decompose). It is Insoluble in ether and slightly soluble in glacial acetic acid and ethyl acetate. And it is and moisture in wet air.
This chemical is included in Fine Chemicals. See more about what is (-)-Camphorsulfonic Acid and (-)-Camphorsulfonic Acid SDS information.
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