Molecular Identity
lauric acid
dodecanoic acid
PubChem CID: 3893
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.
2D Structure
Properties
C12H24O2
Molecular Formula
200.32
Molecular Weight
g/mol
200.1776
Exact Mass
Da
4.2
XLogP
Drug-like (Lipinski: < 5)
37.3
TPSA
Good oral absorption (< 140 A²)
1
H-Bond Donors
2
H-Bond Acceptors
132
Complexity
SMILES
Canonical SMILES
SMILES: Synonyms(20)
lauric acidDODECANOIC ACID143-07-7n-Dodecanoic acidDodecylic acidLaurostearic acidVulvic acidDodecoic acidDuodecylic acid1-Undecanecarboxylic acidAliphat No. 4Ninol AA62 ExtraWecoline 1295Hydrofol acid 1255Hydrofol acid 1295
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