
Lauric Acid
Dodecanoic acid is a straight-chain, twelve-carbon medium-chain saturated fatty acid with strong bactericidal properties; the main fatty acid in coconut oil and palm kernel oil. It has a role as an antibacterial agent, a plant metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is a straight-chain saturated fatty acid and a medium-chain fatty acid. It is a conjugate acid of a dodecanoate. It derives from a hydride of a dodecane. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- dodecanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C12H24O2
- Molecular weight
- 200.32 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 200.177630004 Da
- XLogP3
- 4.2
- Topological polar surface area
- 37.3 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:30805
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL108766
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID5021590
- PubMed:31199497
- PubMed:29976573
- PubMed:29968805
- PubMed:23123711
- PubMed:23095892
- PubMed:23077821
- PubMed:23057589
- PubMed:23043267
- PubMed:23038815
- PubMed:23038814
- PubMed:23017424
- PubMed:22986332
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