Hydroxylauric Acid

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    2984-55-6

    Molecular formula
    C12H24O3

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCC(C(=O)O)O

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fatty 60.06%
    Waxy 51.15%
    Milky 38.39%
    Oily 37.88%
    Buttery 36.97%
    Dairy 36.44%
    Lactonic 35.71%
    Creamy 35.52%
    Citrus 33.16%
    Peach 31.22%

     

    Flavor
    Fatty 48.9%
    Waxy 46.92%
    Odorless 36.26%
    Mild 35.73%
    Oily 32.79%
    Fat 29.05%
    Bland 28.98%
    Soapy 24.79%
    Faint 23.96%
    Bay oil 23.84%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.2

    pKa est.
    6.26 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    216.32 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    313°C

    Flash point

    • 165.62 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 2-Hydroxydodecanoic acid
    • 2-Hydroxylauric acid
    • hydroxylauric acid
    • 2-hydroxy lauric acid
    • Dodecanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-
    • 62H8XD5QSU
    • 2-OH-C12
    • EINECS 221-048-0
    • NSC-39025
    • DL-2-HYDROXYLAURIC ACID
    • ALPHA HYDROXY LAURIC ACID
    • CHEBI:36211
    • DTXSID501021252
    • DL-2-HYDROXYDODECANOIC ACID
    • NSC 39025
    • .ALPHA.-HYDROXYDODECANOIC ACID
    • RefChem:789523
    • alpha-hydroxydodecanoic acid
    • DTXCID10836231
    • HYDROXYLAURIC ACID [INCI]
    • (+-)-ALPHA-HYDROXYLAURIC ACID
    • (+-)-2-HYDROXYDODECANOIC ACID
    • (+-)-.ALPHA.-HYDROXYLAURIC ACID
    • 221-048-0
    • 2984-55-6
    • Dodecanoic acid, hydroxy-
    • alpha-Hydroxy lauric acid
    • 2-hydroxy-dodecanoic acid
    • 74355-65-0
    • (+/-)-2-hydroxydodecanoic acid
    • UNII-62H8XD5QSU
    • alpha-hydroxylauric acid
    • Dodecanoic acid,2-hydroxy-
    • SCHEMBL154529
    • GTPL5849
    • orb2941046
    • SCHEMBL1006814
    • CHEMBL4278254
    • SCHEMBL27534006
    • CAA98455
    • NSC39025
    • LMFA01050036
    • AKOS015146113
    • AS-86625
    • PD049886
    • (+/-)-.ALPHA.-HYDROXYLAURIC ACID
    • HY-116731
    • CS-0066402
    • NS00013760
    • NS00076827
    • G62873
    • 2-Hydroxydodecanoic acid, >=98% (capillary GC)
    • Q27071900
    • F1916-0236
    • 2984-55-6

  • Applications

    Hydroxylauric acid (CAS 2984-55-6) is used as an industrial building block and intermediate. It is commonly employed to synthesize ester and polyol derivatives that serve as monomers or additives for specialty polymers and coatings, inks, and adhesives. It also serves as a precursor to surfactants and emulsifiers used in cosmetics, personal care products, and household formulations. In industrial formulations, it may be used to prepare plasticizers and lubricants. The compound can participate in fragrance chemistry as an intermediate for aroma compounds, and may function as a fatty-acid derived monomer for certain specialty polymers, depending on formulation needs and regulatory constraints.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 915.65
    methanol 1234.63
    isopropanol 773.08
    water 0.09
    ethyl acetate 526.71
    n-propanol 649.49
    acetone 567.05
    n-butanol 536.98
    acetonitrile 150.86
    DMF 747.07
    toluene 82.93
    isobutanol 482.36
    1,4-dioxane 453.14
    methyl acetate 254.38
    THF 1145.23
    2-butanone 438.93
    n-pentanol 438.95
    sec-butanol 562.7
    n-hexane 87.25
    ethylene glycol 85.16
    NMP 627.91
    cyclohexane 93.3
    DMSO 1820.27
    n-butyl acetate 535.6
    n-octanol 176.38
    chloroform 275.28
    n-propyl acetate 444.42
    acetic acid 337.41
    dichloromethane 310.54
    cyclohexanone 805.75
    propylene glycol 210.57
    isopropyl acetate 439.3
    DMAc 532.25
    2-ethoxyethanol 666.33
    isopentanol 555.71
    n-heptane 44.39
    ethyl formate 205.54
    1,2-dichloroethane 411.13
    n-hexanol 450.88
    2-methoxyethanol 941.09
    isobutyl acetate 274.75
    tetrachloromethane 72.07
    n-pentyl acetate 349.67
    transcutol 1549.87
    n-heptanol 229.56
    ethylbenzene 81.24
    MIBK 408.93
    2-propoxyethanol 680.08
    tert-butanol 1074.86
    MTBE 591.7
    2-butoxyethanol 447.09
    propionic acid 328.44
    o-xylene 95.32
    formic acid 126.34
    diethyl ether 495.8
    m-xylene 101.22
    p-xylene 100.72
    chlorobenzene 128.26
    dimethyl carbonate 83.46
    n-octane 22.32
    formamide 244.8
    cyclopentanone 824.05
    2-pentanone 602.88
    anisole 163.21
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 576.4
    gamma-butyrolactone 751.26
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 866.84
    pyridine 272.39
    3-pentanone 298.92
    furfural 442.71
    n-dodecane 12.79
    diethylene glycol 398.13
    diisopropyl ether 195.19
    tert-amyl alcohol 729.23
    acetylacetone 527.43
    n-hexadecane 14.6
    acetophenone 212.29
    methyl propionate 338.56
    isopentyl acetate 488.64
    trichloroethylene 539.54
    n-nonanol 155.93
    cyclohexanol 509.55
    benzyl alcohol 177.87
    2-ethylhexanol 267.51
    isooctanol 208.87
    dipropyl ether 306.15
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 155.38
    ethyl lactate 179.7
    propylene carbonate 389.21
    n-methylformamide 380.88
    2-pentanol 487.32
    n-pentane 53.58
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 605.21
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 452.66
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 271.64
    mesitylene 86.9
    ε-caprolactone 631.29
    p-cymene 73.68
    epichlorohydrin 744.21
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 266.83
    2-aminoethanol 336.34
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 556.87
    sulfolane 1158.53
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 37.6
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 766.29
    n-hexyl acetate 360.34
    isooctane 33.05
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 471.16
    sec-butyl acetate 318.52
    tert-butyl acetate 542.64
    decalin 46.71
    glycerin 241.47
    diglyme 802.56
    acrylic acid 184.42
    isopropyl myristate 124.89
    n-butyric acid 659.66
    acetyl acetate 221.08
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 105.66
    ethyl propionate 311.74
    nitromethane 493.51
    1,2-diethoxyethane 545.55
    benzonitrile 165.63
    trioctyl phosphate 97.63
    1-bromopropane 245.6
    gamma-valerolactone 915.9
    n-decanol 110.81
    triethyl phosphate 118.26
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 284.16
    propionitrile 187.56
    vinylene carbonate 236.81
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 486.37
    DMS 194.21
    cumene 74.7
    2-octanol 160.82
    2-hexanone 399.75
    octyl acetate 155.28
    limonene 134.33
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 751.28
    ethyl orthosilicate 125.97
    tributyl phosphate 120.73
    diacetone alcohol 630.38
    N,N-dimethylaniline 136.13
    acrylonitrile 188.95
    aniline 144.81
    1,3-propanediol 519.61
    bromobenzene 122.09
    dibromomethane 252.28
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 550.19
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 255.78
    tetrabutyl urea 159.91
    diisobutyl methanol 170.01
    2-phenylethanol 203.62
    styrene 82.78
    dioctyl adipate 177.97
    dimethyl sulfate 186.69
    ethyl butyrate 316.53
    methyl lactate 191.85
    butyl lactate 290.88
    diethyl carbonate 154.22
    propanediol butyl ether 377.52
    triethyl orthoformate 206.14
    p-tert-butyltoluene 78.4
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 223.73
    morpholine 817.72
    tert-butylamine 609.92
    n-dodecanol 81.06
    dimethoxymethane 487.85
    ethylene carbonate 243.3
    cyrene 258.83
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 388.27
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 346.95
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 172.19
    4-methylpyridine 275.42
    dibutyl ether 242.34
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 170.01
    DEF 568.62
    dimethyl isosorbide 466.96
    tetrachloroethylene 376.93
    eugenol 211.88
    triacetin 268.26
    span 80 280.71
    1,4-butanediol 211.47
    1,1-dichloroethane 284.72
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 369.55
    methyl formate 173.86
    2-methyl-1-butanol 441.97
    n-decane 24.14
    butyronitrile 275.19
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 204.35
    1-chlorooctane 114.02
    1-chlorotetradecane 36.86
    n-nonane 25.15
    undecane 16.64
    tert-butylcyclohexane 45.43
    cyclooctane 34.94
    cyclopentanol 530.76
    tetrahydropyran 679.26
    tert-amyl methyl ether 405.68
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 483.35
    1-hexene 233.95
    2-isopropoxyethanol 488.15
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 98.51
    methyl butyrate 454.48

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction