Lauroleic Acid

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    22032-47-9

    Molecular formula
    C12H22O2

    SMILES
    CC/C=C\CCCCCCCC(=O)O

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Fatty 88.09%
    Waxy 70.71%
    Green 67.04%
    Dairy 55.25%
    Oily 53.93%
    Fruity 41.85%
    Milky 40.63%
    Citrus 36.84%
    Creamy 36.09%
    Melon 33.06%

     

    Flavor
    Fatty 62.45%
    Waxy 54.16%
    Oily 34.47%
    Fat 32.77%
    Creamy 30.08%
    Fruity 29.59%
    Soapy 27.17%
    Green 27.14%
    Sweet 25.18%
    Bay oil 23.29%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.0

    pKa est.
    7.64 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    198.3 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    297°C

    Flash point

    • 154.28 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • lauroleic acid
    • (Z)-dodec-9-enoic acid
    • 9Z-dodecenoic acid
    • JPV97OJL1C
    • Fema No. 4917
    • 9-Dodecenoic acid, (Z)-
    • 9-Dodecenoic acid, (9Z)-
    • cis-9-dodecenoic acid
    • UNII-JPV97OJL1C
    • 9Z-Dodecensaeure
    • (9Z)-dodec-9-enoic acid
    • 22032-47-9
    • Dodec-9c-ensaeure
    • dodec-9c-enoic acid
    • cis-dodec-9-enoic acid
    • C12:1n-3
    • C12:1, n-3 cis
    • 12:1, n-3 cis
    • CHEBI:38377
    • RefChem:152515
    • Fatty Acid 12:1 n-3
    • (Z)-9-dodecenoic acid
    • SCHEMBL371618
    • FKLSONDBCYHMOQ-ARJAWSKDSA-N
    • LMFA01030229
    • Q27117675
    • 22032-47-9

  • Applications

    Lauroleic Acid may serve as a versatile intermediate and processing aid for making fatty-acid derivatives. It may be used to prepare ester and surfactant components for cosmetics and personal-care formulations, and can be a precursor for fragrance-related esters in perfumery. It may also act as a plasticizer or processing aid in polymers and coatings, improving flexibility and handling. In industrial manufacturing, it may function as a lubricant component or as an emulsifier/surfactant in cleaning formulations, coatings, and inks. Depending on regulatory constraints, its specific applications are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1831.99
    methanol 1818.06
    isopropanol 1684.07
    water 0.03
    ethyl acetate 741.65
    n-propanol 1319.73
    acetone 1722.29
    n-butanol 1166.48
    acetonitrile 371.37
    DMF 1455.66
    toluene 237.25
    isobutanol 933.26
    1,4-dioxane 1029.09
    methyl acetate 415.82
    THF 2690.34
    2-butanone 978.37
    n-pentanol 965.33
    sec-butanol 1081.89
    n-hexane 468.03
    ethylene glycol 117.01
    NMP 832.98
    cyclohexane 216.84
    DMSO 2501.32
    n-butyl acetate 723.56
    n-octanol 285.26
    chloroform 665.8
    n-propyl acetate 652.52
    acetic acid 433.52
    dichloromethane 673.39
    cyclohexanone 1180.76
    propylene glycol 327.92
    isopropyl acetate 604.64
    DMAc 802.57
    2-ethoxyethanol 904.35
    isopentanol 1009.3
    n-heptane 102.78
    ethyl formate 279.08
    1,2-dichloroethane 701.51
    n-hexanol 896.13
    2-methoxyethanol 1327.63
    isobutyl acetate 440.7
    tetrachloromethane 123.43
    n-pentyl acetate 417.44
    transcutol 2544.49
    n-heptanol 324.72
    ethylbenzene 171.04
    MIBK 688.11
    2-propoxyethanol 1039.25
    tert-butanol 1780.46
    MTBE 1352.5
    2-butoxyethanol 556.26
    propionic acid 420.74
    o-xylene 161.9
    formic acid 97.09
    diethyl ether 1327.28
    m-xylene 216.49
    p-xylene 191.2
    chlorobenzene 235.71
    dimethyl carbonate 117.0
    n-octane 36.33
    formamide 160.72
    cyclopentanone 1311.72
    2-pentanone 1175.78
    anisole 327.31
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1267.32
    gamma-butyrolactone 954.08
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1296.8
    pyridine 561.05
    3-pentanone 528.92
    furfural 528.82
    n-dodecane 21.06
    diethylene glycol 529.64
    diisopropyl ether 390.07
    tert-amyl alcohol 1105.84
    acetylacetone 758.91
    n-hexadecane 24.42
    acetophenone 293.12
    methyl propionate 497.94
    isopentyl acetate 663.79
    trichloroethylene 799.29
    n-nonanol 246.53
    cyclohexanol 821.19
    benzyl alcohol 292.57
    2-ethylhexanol 481.13
    isooctanol 277.21
    dipropyl ether 643.67
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 218.99
    ethyl lactate 217.08
    propylene carbonate 420.04
    n-methylformamide 495.71
    2-pentanol 918.06
    n-pentane 192.69
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 857.66
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 619.8
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 434.18
    mesitylene 159.9
    ε-caprolactone 794.45
    p-cymene 108.06
    epichlorohydrin 1126.36
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 490.6
    2-aminoethanol 482.52
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 760.02
    sulfolane 1272.32
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 75.62
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1785.65
    n-hexyl acetate 542.04
    isooctane 75.19
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 713.59
    sec-butyl acetate 461.32
    tert-butyl acetate 717.54
    decalin 104.73
    glycerin 312.08
    diglyme 1060.43
    acrylic acid 222.5
    isopropyl myristate 190.44
    n-butyric acid 883.31
    acetyl acetate 251.13
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 160.46
    ethyl propionate 462.15
    nitromethane 537.41
    1,2-diethoxyethane 883.74
    benzonitrile 279.38
    trioctyl phosphate 131.38
    1-bromopropane 637.22
    gamma-valerolactone 1192.31
    n-decanol 176.65
    triethyl phosphate 154.54
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 481.97
    propionitrile 418.36
    vinylene carbonate 278.18
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 612.1
    DMS 234.44
    cumene 131.15
    2-octanol 228.17
    2-hexanone 843.46
    octyl acetate 232.31
    limonene 216.0
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1279.86
    ethyl orthosilicate 172.35
    tributyl phosphate 164.32
    diacetone alcohol 813.68
    N,N-dimethylaniline 249.46
    acrylonitrile 343.84
    aniline 329.28
    1,3-propanediol 689.9
    bromobenzene 245.84
    dibromomethane 570.44
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 802.18
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 335.12
    tetrabutyl urea 217.22
    diisobutyl methanol 260.68
    2-phenylethanol 336.45
    styrene 208.63
    dioctyl adipate 264.17
    dimethyl sulfate 220.22
    ethyl butyrate 432.23
    methyl lactate 243.9
    butyl lactate 317.52
    diethyl carbonate 207.18
    propanediol butyl ether 543.22
    triethyl orthoformate 290.83
    p-tert-butyltoluene 116.39
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 281.47
    morpholine 1694.81
    tert-butylamine 1135.74
    n-dodecanol 129.11
    dimethoxymethane 952.57
    ethylene carbonate 268.17
    cyrene 329.5
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 456.11
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 489.0
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 243.98
    4-methylpyridine 606.07
    dibutyl ether 491.39
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 260.68
    DEF 873.51
    dimethyl isosorbide 644.68
    tetrachloroethylene 507.69
    eugenol 288.81
    triacetin 359.33
    span 80 426.74
    1,4-butanediol 290.64
    1,1-dichloroethane 680.88
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 719.21
    methyl formate 213.98
    2-methyl-1-butanol 850.91
    n-decane 42.92
    butyronitrile 674.94
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 323.68
    1-chlorooctane 193.89
    1-chlorotetradecane 62.99
    n-nonane 46.85
    undecane 28.68
    tert-butylcyclohexane 109.5
    cyclooctane 69.39
    cyclopentanol 917.22
    tetrahydropyran 1836.58
    tert-amyl methyl ether 793.41
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 683.72
    1-hexene 1062.02
    2-isopropoxyethanol 715.26
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 77.57
    methyl butyrate 649.14

    Scent© AI

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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