Catalog Number
ACM143077-1
Product Name
Lauric Acid, Reagent
Category
Pressure & Heat Sensitive Recording Materials
Description
Lauric acid is a white solid with a slight odor of bay oil. (USCG, 1999);DryPowder; Liquid; OtherSolid; OtherSolid, Liquid;Liquid;Solid;white or faintly yellowish crystalline solid
IUPAC Name
dodecanoic acid
Molecular Weight
200.32g/mol
Molecular Formula
C12H24O2
Canonical SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C12H24O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12(13)14/h2-11H2,1H3,(H,13,14)
InChI Key
POULHZVOKOAJMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point
437 °F at 100 mm Hg (NTP, 1992);298.9 °C;91.4 °C
Melting Point
111 °F (NTP, 1992);43.2 °C;Mp 44 °;43.8 °C;44-46°C
Flash Point
235 °F (NTP, 1992)
Density
0.883 (USCG, 1999);d20 0.88;0.8679 g/cu cm at 50 °C
Solubility
less than 1 mg/mL at 70° F (NTP, 1992);0.00481 mg/mL at 25 °C;1 g dissolves in 1 ml alcohol, 2.5 ml propyl alcohol; freely sol in benzene, ether.;Slightly soluble in chloroform; soluble in acetone, petroleum ether; very soulble in methanol, ethanol; miscible with benzene;In water, 4.81 mg/L at 25 °C;0.00481 mg/mL;practically insoluble in water; soluble in alcohol, chloroform, ether
Color/Form
Colorless needles;Needles from alcohol;White, crystalline powder
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
EC Number
205-582-1;606-539-3;616-324-6;616-778-5
Log P
4.6 (LogP);4.60;log Kow = 4.60;4.60
MeSH Entry Terms
dodecanoic acid;lauric acid;lauric acid, ammonium salt;lauric acid, barium and cadmium salt (4:1:1);lauric acid, calcium salt;lauric acid, lithium salt;lauric acid, magnesium salt;lauric acid, nickel(2+) salt;lauric acid, potassium salt;lauric acid, sodium salt;potassium laurate;sodium dodecanoate;sodium laurate
Monoisotopic Mass
200.17763g/mol
Odor
Characteristic, like oil of bay
Other Experimental
Heat of formation: -775.6 KJ/mol; Specific heat 1.80 J/g; Heat of fusion 36.6 kJ/mol;MP: 48 °C;Henry's Law constant = 9.3X10-6 atm-cu m/mole at 25 °C (est);Hydroxyl radical reaction rate constant = 1.4X10-11 cu cm/molec-sec at 25 °C (est)
Refractive Index
Index of refraction: 1.41830 at 82 °C/D
Vapor Pressure
1 mm Hg at 250 °F ; 5 mm Hg at 303.1° F; 760 mm Hg at 570.6° F (NTP, 1992);1.60e-05 mmHg;1.6X10-5 mm Hg at 25 °C (extrapolated)
Viscosity
7.30 mPa.sec at 50 °C