Lauric acidLauric acid, systematically dodecanoic acid, is a saturated fatty acid with a 12-carbon atom chain (C12:0 in lipid numbers). It is a typical medium-chain fatty acid. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Lauric acid, revision 1380007043.

Property

Value

Formula

C12H24O2, 200.32 g/mol

Melting point

43.8 °C

Boiling point

297.9 °C

Density

1.007 g/cm³

Flash point

113 °C

log P, measured

4.6

pKa

5.3

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