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Lauric acid

CAS Registry Number®

143-07-7

CAS Name

Lauric acid

Molecular Formula

C12H24O2

Molecular Mass

200.32

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    298.9 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    44.2 °C

  • Density (1)

    0.883 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C12H24O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12(13)14/h2-11H2,1H3,(H,13,14)

InChIKey

InChIKey=POULHZVOKOAJMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCCCCC)CCC(O)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CCCCCCCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Dodecanoic acid
  • Lauric acid
  • Laurostearic acid
  • 1-Undecanecarboxylic acid
  • ABL (dodecanoic acid)

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

7632-48-6, 8000-62-2, 8045-27-0, 203714-07-2

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