lauric acid

Also known as dodecoic acid, dodecylic acid, duodecyclic acid, n-dodecanoic acid, vulvic acid, CH3-[CH2]10-COOH, C12:0, 1-undecanecarboxylic acid

chemical compound

Chemical data

Formula: C12H24O2
Molecular weight: 200.32 g/mol
IUPAC name: dodecanoic acid
SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
InChIKey: POULHZVOKOAJMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: 4.2
Polar surface area: 37.3 Å²
H-bond donors: 1
H-bond acceptors: 2
Formal charge: 0

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 200.178

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Article

Lauric acid, systematically dodecanoic acid, is a saturated fatty acid with a 12-carbon atom chain, thus having many properties of medium-chain fatty acids. It is a bright white, powdery solid with a faint odor of bay oil or soap. The salts and esters of lauric acid are known as laurates. Lauric acid accounts for nearly half of the fat in coconut oil and palm kernel oil.

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