4650 Dodecanoic acid Lauric acid, or dodecanoic acid is the main fatty acid in coconut oil and in palm kernel oil, and is believed to have antimicrobial properties. It is a white, powdery solid with a faint odor of bay oil. Lauric acid, although slightly irritating to mucous membranes, has a very low toxicity and so is used in many soaps and shampoos. 143-07-7 3893 C12H24O2 200.32 White powder. 44 - 46°C 298.9°C 4.81 mg/L (at 25°C) No indication of carcinogenicity to humans (not listed by IARC). This is an endogenously produced metabolite found in the human body. It is used in metabolic reactions, catabolic reactions or waste generation. 2014-09-05T17:12:07Z 2026-05-14T17:47:43Z Dodecanoic acid C02679 30805 DB03017 DAO true CCCCCCCCCCCC(O)=O C12H24O2 InChI=1S/C12H24O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12(13)14/h2-11H2,1H3,(H,13,14) POULHZVOKOAJMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N 200.3178 200.177630012 Endogenous Solid 4.6 HMDB00638 CHEMBL108766 3756 CHEM003556 DTXSID5021590 NS00008441 dodecanoic acid 37.3 58.67959999999999 25.846297240499034 10 2 1 4.952019655228562 -1 0 5.13 -4.30 9.97e-03 g/l