Related articles - Uses and Properties of Lauric acid
- Lauric acid is a saturated fat. It is found in many vegetable fats, particularly in coconut and palm kernel oils. People use i....
- Feb 15，2022
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| | Dodecanoic Acid Chemical Properties |
| Melting point | 44-46 °C (lit.) | | Boiling point | 225 °C/100 mmHg (lit.) | | density | 0.883 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) | | vapor pressure | 1 mm Hg ( 121 °C) | | FEMA | 2614 | LAURIC ACID | | refractive index | 1.4304 | | Fp | >230 °F | | storage temp. | 2-8°C | | solubility | 4.81mg/l | | form | Crystalline Powder of Flakes | | pka | pKa 4.92(H2O,t =25.0) (Uncertain) | | Specific Gravity | 0.883 | | color | White | | Odor | at 100.00 %. mild fatty coconut bay oil | | Odor Type | fatty | | explosive limit | 0.6%(V) | | Water Solubility | insoluble | | λmax | 207nm(MeOH)(lit.) | | Merck | 14,5384 | | JECFA Number | 111 | | BRN | 1099477 | | Stability: | Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with bases, oxidizing agents, reducing agents. | | InChIKey | POULHZVOKOAJMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N | | LogP | 5 | | Dissociation constant | 5.3 at 20℃ | | CAS DataBase Reference | 143-07-7(CAS DataBase Reference) | | NIST Chemistry Reference | Dodecanoic acid(143-07-7) | | EPA Substance Registry System | Lauric acid (143-07-7) |
| | Dodecanoic Acid Usage And Synthesis |
| Description | Dodecanoic acid is a straight-chain, twelve-carbon medium-chain saturated fatty acid with strong bactericidal properties; the main fatty acid in coconut oil and palm kernel oil. It has a role as a plant metabolite, an antibacterial agent and an algal metabolite. It is a straight-chain saturated fatty acid and a medium-chain fatty acid. It is a conjugate acid of a dodecanoate. It derives from a hydride of a dodecane. | | Antibacterial | Dodecanoic Acid is a type of MCFAs that is dominant in coconut oil. In the body, Dodecanoic Acid will change its form to monolaurin to make it more functional in maintaining health. Several studies have shown that Dodecanoic Acid and other fatty acids such as capric acid, palmitic acid, myristic acid, linoleic acid, and linolenic acid can inhibit the growth of Pneumococcus, Streptococcus, Micrococcus, Candida, S. aureus, S. epidermis. | | Precautions | Dodecanoic Acid is commonly consumed in foods. But there isn't enough reliable information to know if lauric acid is safe to use as medicine or what the side effects might be. It might be passed to the infant during breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and stick to food amounts. |
| | Dodecanoic Acid Preparation Products And Raw materials |
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