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Lauric acid

Chemical identification
Pubchem identifier	3893
CAS identifier	143-07-7
DSSTOX identifier	DTXSID5021590
IUPAC name	Lauric acid
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
Synonyms	n-Dodecanoic acid; C12 fatty acid; NSC-5026; Dodecylic acid; Aliphat No. 4; C-1297; Ninol AA62 Extra; Lauric acid; Hydrofol acid 1295; Neo-fat 12; Laurostearic acid; Wecoline 1295; Neo-fat 12-43; Vulvic acid; Hydrofol acid 1255; Dodecoic acid; Lauric acid, pure; Hystrene 9512; Duodecylic acid; ABL; Dodecanoic acid; 1-Undecanecarboxylic acid; Univol U-314

Download structure:
2D:MOL MOL2 SDF
3D:MOL MOL2 SDF PDB PDBQT

Odor profile
Odor classes	Citrus, Fermented, Herbs, Mineral, Vegetable
Reference	[1]

Presence in Children's products
Broad category	Clothing and Accessories
Subcategory	Child Costumes

Chemical classification based on ClassyFire
Chemical kingdom	Organic compounds
Chemical super-class	Lipids and lipid-like molecules
Chemical class	Fatty Acyls
Chemical subclass	Fatty acids and conjugates

Natural source for the chemical
Organism	Kingdom	Genus	Family
Aloe vera	Plantae	Aloe	Asphodelaceae
Celosia cristada	Plantae	Celosia	Amaranthaceae
Lantana camara	Plantae	Lantana	Verbenaceae
Ganoderma lucidum	Fungi	Ganoderma	Ganodermataceae
Virola surinamensis	Plantae	Virola	Myristicaceae
Reference	[1], [2], [3], [4]

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