METHYL LAURATE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

4-5 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

262 °C766 mm Hg(lit.)

Density 

0.87 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.432

Flash point:

>230 °F

storage temp. 

2-8°C

Dielectric constant

3.6000000000000001

CAS DataBase Reference

29972-79-0(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety Information

WGK Germany 

1

RTECS 

OF0670000

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METHYL LAURATE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Water-white liquid.Insoluble in water.Noncorrosive. Combustible.

Uses

Intermediate for detergents, emulsifiers, wet-ting agents, stabilizers, lubricants, plasticizers, tex-tiles, flavoring.

Definition

Themethyl ester of lauric acid.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Tetrahedron Letters, 18, p. 4361, 1977 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(01)83508-5

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