(1S)-(-)-Camphanic acid is commonly used as a chiral auxiliary for the separation of racemates.

(1S)-(-)-Camphanic chloride is a chiral derivatizing agent. It can be prepared by reacting (-)-(1S,4R)-camphanic acid with thionyl chloride.

(1S)-(-)-Camphor is a monoterpenoid compound found in many plant essential oils.

(1S)-(-)-Verbenone is one of the main components of the essential oil of Suregada zanzibariensis leaves. It can be prepared by the biotransformation of (-)-α-pinene. (1S)-(-)-Verbenone acts as an antiaggregation pheromone towards the aggregation pheromone released by western pine beetle (WPB).

This is a Chinese Pharmacopoeia compound.