Lauric acid CAS#143-07-7
Versatile Industrial Applications: Widely used in the preparation of alkyd resins, wetting agents, detergents, pesticides, and various chemical formulations.
Excellent Surfactant Properties: Serves as an important raw material in the surfactant industry, enabling the production of cationic, anionic, non-ionic, and amphoteric surfactants.
Broad Application in Food and Additives:Used as a defoamer, food-grade additive ingredient, and processing aid, with applications in fruit and vegetable peeling processes.
Multi-Industry Functional Performance: Applicable in plastics, food additives, fragrances, pharmaceuticals, and preservative formulations, offering diverse industrial value.
Lauric acid Chemical Properties
| Melting point | 44-46 °C (lit.) |
| Boiling point | 225 °C/100 mmHg (lit.) |
| bulk density | 490kg/m3 |
| density | 0.883 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| vapor pressure | 1 mm Hg ( 121 °C) |
| refractive index | 1.4304 |
| FEMA | 2614 | LAURIC ACID |
| Fp | >230 °F |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| solubility | 4.81mg/l |
| pka | pKa 4.92(H2O,t =25.0) (Uncertain) |
| form | Crystalline Powder of Flakes |
| color | White |
| Specific Gravity | 0.883 |
| 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.) |
| Merck | 145384 |
| JECFA Number | 111 |
| 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) |
| Hazard Codes | Xi |
| Risk Statements | 36/38-41-36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 37/39-26-39-36-36/39-24/25 |
| WGK Germany | 1 |
| RTECS | OE9800000 |
| Autoignition Temperature | 250 °C |
| TSCA | Yes |
| HS Code | 29159010 |
| Hazardous Substances Data | 143-07-7(Hazardous Substances Data) |
| Toxicity | LD50 i.v. in mice: 131 ±5.7 mg/kg (Or, Wretlind) |
Product Application of Lauric Acid CAS#143-07-7
Due to its excellent foaming properties, lauric acid (n-dodecanoic acid) derivatives are widely used as key raw materials in the production of soaps, detergents, and lauryl alcohol. Lauric acid is a naturally occurring fatty acid commonly found in vegetable oils and fats, particularly coconut oil and laurel oil. It may provide a synergistic effect in formulations to support antimicrobial performance.
Lauric acid is considered a mild irritant rather than a sensitizer, although some sources indicate its potential comedogenic properties. It is a fatty acid derived from coconut oil and other vegetable fats. Lauric acid is practically insoluble in water but soluble in alcohol, chloroform, and ether. In various formulations, it functions as a lubricant, binder, and defoaming agent.
