Why was water used as a part of the solvent system for the oxidation of borneol

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Why was water used as a part of the solvent system for the oxidation of borneol to camphor?
If the KI starch paper is positive what does that indicate in oxidation of borneol to camphor?
What is the purpose of adding NaHSO3 at the end of the oxidation? Why was water used as a part of the solvent system for the oxidation of borneol to camphor?
If the KI starch paper is positive what does that indicate in oxidation of borneol to camphor?
What is the purpose of adding NaHSO3 at the end of the oxidation?
If the KI starch paper is positive what does that indicate in oxidation of borneol to camphor?
What is the purpose of adding NaHSO3 at the end of the oxidation?

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The oxidation of borneol to camphor involves the conversion of secondary alcohols to the ketone. In this process, the sodium hypo chloride is used under aqueous acidic medium and water is used as a part of solvent because the reagent needs acidic environment to react more readily.

Since, the reaction is highly inflammatory in nature and camphor produced by there has a sublimation tendency to directly get into vapor state. Therefore, water is used there as part of solvent to make the solution aqueous in nature which prevents it from catching fire.

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