کافور, 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. کافور is extracted from the trunk of کافور tree. The older the کافور tree, the more کافور is in it. The extraction method is to cut the tree trunk into small pieces and distill it with water. After the کافور oil is heated, it rises with water vapor, and it can form کافور 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 کافور forests, and many old کافوردرختان بیش از هزار سال عمر داشتند. بعداً دولت ژاپن مقدار زیادی از آن را کاهش دادکافور for export in Taiwan. Therefore, Taiwan's کافور 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.
