 Reduction of camphor with sodium borohydride (fast and irreversible) gives instead the isomer isoborneol as the kinetically controlled reaction product.Borneol can be found in several species of "Heterotheca", "Artemisia", "Callicarpa", "Dipterocarpaceae", "Blumea balsamifera" and "Kaempferia galanga".It is one of the chemical compounds found in castoreum.