| Melting point |
44-46 °C (lit.) |
| Boiling point |
225 °C/100 mmHg (lit.) |
| Density |
0.883 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| bulk density |
490kg/m3 |
| vapor pressure |
1 mm Hg ( 121 °C) |
| FEMA |
2614 | LAURIC ACID |
| refractive index |
1.4304 |
| Flash point |
>230 °F |
| storage temp. |
2-8°C |
| solubility |
4.81mg/l |
| form |
Crystalline Powder of Flakes |
| pka |
pKa 4.92(H2O,t =25.0) (Uncertain) |
| Specific Gravity |
0.883 |
| color |
White |
| Odor |
at 100.00 %. mild fatty coconut bay oil |
| Odor Type |
fatty |
| biological source |
plant |
| explosive limit |
0.6%(V) |
| Water Solubility |
insoluble |
| λmax |
207nm(MeOH)(lit.) |
| JECFA Number |
111 |
| Merck |
14,5384 |
| BRN |
1099477 |
| Stability |
Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with bases, oxidizing agents, reducing agents. |
| Cosmetics Ingredients Functions |
SURFACTANT - CLEANSING
CLEANSING
SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING |
| InChIKey |
POULHZVOKOAJMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| LogP |
5 |
| Dissociation constant |
5.3 at 20℃ |
| CAS DataBase Reference |
143-07-7(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| NIST Chemistry Reference |
Dodecanoic acid(143-07-7) |
| EPA Substance Registry System |
Lauric acid (143-07-7) |
