LAURYL ACETATE
Dodecyl acetate
LAURYL ACETATE is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
That describes this inventory, not the law. No imported rule is not evidence that an ingredient is permitted: a rule may exist under another name or identifier, or in a dataset not yet imported here.
Chemical identity and properties
- IUPAC name
- dodecyl acetate
- Molecular formula
- C14H28O2
- Molecular weight
- 228.37 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 228.208930132 Da
- XLogP3
- 5.6
- Topological polar surface area
- 26.3 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:165649
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL2228460
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID7047641
- PubMed:22713916
- PubMed:22645483
- PubMed:22408739
- PubMed:22337555
- PubMed:22198735
- PubMed:21110819
- PubMed:20872172
- PubMed:20858266
- PubMed:20509042
- PubMed:18690692
- PubMed:17623480
- PubMed:17487622
Evidence from additional scientific databases
NIH PubChem PUG-View
Attributed physical-property, hazard, environmental and use annotations.
- Boiling Point: 150.00 °C. @ 15.00 mm Hg Source: Human Metabolome Database (HMDB)
- Boiling Point: 150 °C (15 mmHg) Source: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
- Density: 0.860-0.865 Source: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
- Melting Point: 1.3 °C Source: Human Metabolome Database (HMDB)
- Physical Description: Colorless liquid; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS] Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
- Physical Description: Liquid Source: Human Metabolome Database (HMDB)
- Physical Description: colourless liquid with a waxy, citrus-rose odour Source: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
- Refractive Index: 1.410-1.436 Source: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
- Solubility: soluble in most organic solvents Source: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
- Solubility: 1 ml in 4 ml 80% alcohol (in ethanol) Source: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
- Vapor Pressure: 0.000468 [mmHg] Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
- Note: This chemical does not meet GHS hazard criteria for 97.6% (1553 of 1592) of all reports. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- GHS Hazard Statements: Not Classified; Reported as not meeting GHS hazard criteria by 1553 of 1592 companies (only 2.4% companies provided GHS information). For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- ECHA C&L Notifications Summary: Aggregated GHS information provided per 1592 reports by companies from 2 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory.; Reported as not meeting GHS hazard criteria per 1553 of 1592 reports by companies.; There is 1 notification provided by 39 of 1592 reports by companies with hazard statement code(s).; Information may vary between notifications depending on impurities, additives, and other factors. The percentage value in parenthesis indicates the notified classification ratio from companies that provide hazard codes. Only hazard codes with percentage values above 10% are shown. For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- Sources/Uses: Used as a flavoring agent; [FDA] Component of straight chain Lepidopteran pheromone (SCLP) formulations used in plant protection products in the EC; SCLPs function by mating disruption or mass trapping rather than directly killing the target insect; [ExPub: EFSA: DAR - Vol. 1] Used to flavor animal feeds; [ExPub: EFSA - FEEDAP] Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
- Industrial Processes with risk of exposure: Farming (Pesticides) [Category: Industry]; Farming (Feed Additives) [Category: Industry] Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
Mapped by: Existing checksum-valid CAS to unique PubChem CID match. Retrieved: 2026-08-31. Open source record
Scientific classifications and hazard annotations provide context and do not replace the market-specific regulatory decision shown above.
Additional source coverage and match status
| Source | Result | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| NIH PubChem PUG-View | Exact match | 2026-08-31 |
A recorded no-match is useful evidence that the source was checked; it is not a claim that the substance does not exist elsewhere.
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.
Inventory details for LAURYL ACETATE
INCI name
LAURYL ACETATE
Description
Dodecyl acetate
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 39775
- Imported identity
- LAURYL ACETATE
- Source update
- 02/03/2011
Annex records for LAURYL ACETATE
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How LAURYL ACETATE appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists LAURYL ACETATE as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
LAURYL ACETATE is also tagged with 1 cosmetic function in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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Source note for LAURYL ACETATE
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