| Identification | |
| Name: | Calcium dodecanoate |
| Synonyms: | Dodecanoicacid, calcium salt (9CI); Lauric acid, calcium salt (8CI); C 12 (salt); Calcium laurate |
| CAS: | 4696-56-4 |
| EINECS: | 225-166-3 |
| Molecular Formula: | C12H24 O2 . 1/2 Ca |
| Molecular Weight: | 438.7 |
| InChI: | InChI=1/2C12H24O2.Ca/c2*1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12(13)14;/h2*2-11H2,1H3,(H,13,14);/q;;+2/p-2 |
| Molecular Structure: |  |
| Properties | |
| Melting Point: | 43.8 deg C |
| Flash Point: | 134.1°C |
| Boiling Point: | 296.1°Cat760mmHg |
| Density: | g/cm3 |
| Solubility: | 1 g dissolves in 1 ml alcohol, 2.5 ml propyl alcohol; freely sol in benzene, ether. Slightly soluble in chloroform; soluble in acetone, petroleum ether; very soulble in methanol, ethanol; miscible with benzene In water, 4.81 mg/L at 25 deg C |
| Flash Point: | 134.1°C |
| Color: | Colorless needles Needles from alcohol White, crystalline powder |
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