Occurrence
Reported found in orris absolute, strawberry, apple, bilberry, rum, coconut, grapes, melon, papaya, pineapple, blackberry, mustard, cheeses, hop oil, cognac, white wine, cocoa, oats, plumcot, elderberry juice, loquat, babaco fruit
(Carica pentagona Heilborn), Bourbon vanilla, mountain papaya, Chinese cabbage, mussels, cape gooseberry, pawpaw, banana,
berries and blue cheese
Uses
Methyl dodecanoate used in production of biodiesel. It has been used in selective synthesis of the secondary amide surfactant, N-methyl lauroylethanolamide. It is also utilized as emollients, perfuming agents skin conditioning.
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 20 ppm: waxy, creamy, fatty with soapy, coconut nuances
Synthesis
Methyl laurate can be obtained by esterifying lauric acid with methanol. A mixture of lauric acid, anhydrous methanol and concentrated sulfuric acid is heated to reflux for 18 h. The reaction is poured into water and the ester layer is separated. It was w
