Molecular properties
- Formula
- C12H24O2
- Molar mass
- 200.32 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 200.1776 Da
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 37.30 Ų
- 4.2 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
- CAS
- 143-07-7
- PubChem CID
- 3893
Molecule record
lauric acid
C12H24O2
200.32 g/mol
Interactions
- Polarity
- Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
- Acid-base behavior
- Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
- Intermolecular forces
- Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.
Functional groups
Alcohol
Carboxylic acid
Physical properties
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logp | 4.2 | PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor | PubChem(link only) |
Common names and synonyms
- 1-Undecanecarboxylic acid
- 143-07-7
- Aliphat No. 4
- C-1297
- DODECANOIC ACID
- Dodecoic acid
- Dodecylic acid
- Duodecyclic acid
Show all 23 synonyms
- Duodecylic acid
- FEMA No. 2614
- Hydrofol acid 1255
- Hydrofol acid 1295
- Hystrene 9512
- Lauric acid, pure
- Laurinsaeure
- Laurostearic acid
- NSC-5026
- Ninol AA62 Extra
- Undecane-1-carboxylic acid
- Univol U-314
- Vulvic acid
- Wecoline 1295
- n-Dodecanoic acid
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
- Isomeric SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C12H24O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12(13)14/h2-11H2,1H3,(H,13,14)
- InChIKey
- POULHZVOKOAJMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 3893
Spectroscopy
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Simulated FTIR trace
Predicted FTIR / %T
4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile
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Peak assignments
3350 cm−1broad O-H (simulated)
3000 cm−1broad acid O-H (simulated)
1710 cm−1C=O acid (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)
Simulated NMR
On-demand educational prediction for lauric acid; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for lauric acid; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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simulated IR
ChemForge original educational simulation.