कापूर, whose IUPAC name is 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, is a terpenoid organic compound with a chemical formula of C10H16O. It is a white or transparent waxy solid at room temperature and can be used to repel insects. कापूर is extracted from the trunk of कापूर tree. The older the कापूर tree, the more कापूर is in it. The extraction method is to cut the tree trunk into small pieces and distill it with water. After the कापूर oil is heated, it rises with water vapor, and it can form कापूर when it comes into contact with the pottery jar placed above to cool it. In the early days of northern Taiwan, the mountain forests were mostly primitive कापूर forests, and many old कापूरझाडे एक हजार वर्षांहून अधिक जुन्या होती. नंतर, जपानी सरकारने मोठ्या प्रमाणात रक्कम कमी केलीकापूर for export in Taiwan. Therefore, Taiwan's कापूर export once reached the first place in the world. Most of the mothballs used in the world are synthesized chemically.This substance may be harmful to the environment, and special attention should be paid to water bodies.Store in a sealed, ventilated, dry place, avoid contact with other oxides.
