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L556

Dodecanoic acid

98%

Synonym(s):

ABL, Lauric acid

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)10COOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
200.32
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
205-582-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1099477
MDL number:
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Quality Level

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 121 °C), 50 mmHg ( 210 °C)

assay

98%

bp

225 °C/100 mmHg (lit.)

mp

44-46 °C (lit.)

density

0.883 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O

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

General description

Dodecanoic acid is a saturated fatty acid used as a starting material or intermediate in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals.

Application

Dodecanoic acid has been used as a reagent to synthesize MnFe2O4 magnetic nanoparticles by seed mediated growth method. It can undergo esterification with 2-ethylhexanol in the presence of sulfated zirconia catalyst to form 2-ethylhexanoldodecanoate, a biodiesel.


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Corrosion

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Danger

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

348.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

176 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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