LAURIC ACID SODIUM SALT Chemical Properties

Melting point:

310℃

Density 

1.102 g/cm3

storage temp. 

room temp

solubility 

almost transparency in EtOH50vol%

form 

Powder or Flakes

color 

White to pale yellow

Odor

wh. odorless solid

BRN 

3574124

Stability:

Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong bases, strong acids. May be moisture sensitive.

LogP

5.028 (est)

CAS DataBase Reference

629-25-4(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Sodium laurate (629-25-4)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi,N

Risk Statements 

37/38-41-51/53-52

Safety Statements 

26-61

RIDADR 

UN 3077 9/PG 3

WGK Germany 

1

RTECS 

OF0700000

HazardClass 

9

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29159000

MSDS

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LAURIC ACID SODIUM SALT Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

slightly yellow powder

Uses

Sodium Laurate is the sodium salt of lauric acid. It functions as a binder, emulsifier, and anticaking agent.

Uses

Sodium dodecanoate (sodium laurate) is used in cholloidal chemistry as a nonionic surfactant.

Definition

ChEBI: An organic sodium salt resulting from the replacement of the proton from the carboxy group of dodecanoic acid by a sodium ion.

Purification Methods

Neutralise it by adding a slight excess of dodecanoic acid and removing it by ether extraction. The salt is recrystallised from the aqueous solution by adding pure Me2CO and repeating the process (see sodium decanoate). It has also been recrystallised from MeOH. [Beilstein 2 IV 1085.]

LAURIC ACID SODIUM SALT(629-25-4)Related Product Information

• Lauric acid
• ZINC LAURATE
• CALCIUM LAURATE
• POTASSIUM LAURATE
• LAURIC ANHYDRIDE
• lithium laurate
• Sodium lauryl ether sulfate
• VINYL LAURATE
• Lauryl betaine
• SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE
• MAGNESIUM LAURATE
• tert-Amylbenzene
• tert-Butanol
• 1,12-Dodecanedioyl dihydrazide
• Lauroyl chloride
• Myrcene
• LAPAO
• ETHYL LAUROYL ARGINATE HCL