Dodecanoic Acid Uses, Dosage, Side Effects and more
Dodecanoic Acid is an inexpensive, non-toxic and safe to handle compound often used in laboratory investigations of melting-point depression. Dodecanoic Acid is a solid at room temperature but melts easily in boiling water, so liquid lauric acid can be treated with various solutes and used to determine their molecular masses.
| Trade Name | Dodecanoic Acid |
| Generic | Lauric acid |
| Lauric acid Other Names | 1-undecanecarboxylic acid, C12 fatty acid, C12:0, Coconut oil fatty acids, Dodecanoic acid, Dodecoic acid, Dodecylcarboxylate, Dodecylic acid, Duodecyclic acid, Duodecylic acid, Laurinsäure, Laurostearic acid, n-dodecanoic acid, Vulvic acid |
| Type | |
| Formula | C12H24O2 |
| Weight | Average: 200.3178 Monoisotopic: 200.177630012 |
| Groups | Approved, Experimental |
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| Last Updated: | January 7, 2025 at 1:49 am |
