Lauric acid
Lauric acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C12H24O2.
- Formula
- C12H24O2
- Functional group
- Carboxylic acids
- Molar mass
- 200.32 g/mol
- Also known as
- dodecanoic acid, n-Dodecanoic acid, Dodecylic acid, Laurostearic acid, Vulvic acid, Dodecoic acid
Overview
Lauric acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C12H24O2.
Identifiers
- Formula
- C12H24O2
- Functional group
- Carboxylic acids
- Molar mass
- 200.32 g/mol
- Also known as
- dodecanoic acid, n-Dodecanoic acid, Dodecylic acid, Laurostearic acid, Vulvic acid, Dodecoic acid
Chemical identifiers
- 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)
- PubChem CID
- 3893
Properties
- Melting Point
- 43.8 °C
- Boiling Point
- 91.4 °C
- Density
- 0.8679 g/cu cm at 50 °C
- Water solubility
- In water, 4.81 mg/L at 25 °C
Related compounds
- Carboxylic acids
Lauric acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C12H24O2.
References
- PubChem Compound Summary: Lauric acid (CID 3893)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Lauric acid — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3893#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lide, D.R. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 86TH Edition 2005-2006. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL 2005, p. 3-224
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Lauric acid — boiling pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3893#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lide, D.R. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 86TH Edition 2005-2006. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL 2005, p. 3-224
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Lauric acid — densityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3893#section=Density. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lide, D.R. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 86TH Edition 2005-2006. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL 2005, p. 3-224
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Lauric acid — solubilityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3893#section=Solubility. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Yalkowsky SH et al; Arizona Data Base of Water Solubility (1989)