2-hydroxydodecanoic acid is a monohydroxy fatty acid with a lauric acid core substituted at position 2 by a hydroxy group, which confers chirality; a component of cellular lipids in Pseudomonas strains.
Definition
2-hydroxydodecanoic acid is a monohydroxy fatty acid with a lauric acid core substituted at position 2 by a hydroxy group, which confers chirality; a component of cellular lipids in Pseudomonas strains. It is a 2-hydroxy fatty acid and a 2-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid. It is functionally related to a dodecanoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 2-hydroxydodecanoate.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 62H8XD5QSU · registered name HYDROXYLAURIC ACID · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Fatty Acids and Fatty Acid Salts as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ヒドロキシラウリン酸: 本品は、次の化学式で表されるヒドロキシ脂肪酸である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 2984-55-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 221-048-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID501021252
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID10836231
- IUPAC
- 2-Hydroxydodecanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C12H24O3
- Molecular weight
- 216.321 g/mol
Measured properties
- Water solubility
- 174.1 ㎎/ℓ
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 3.77
- Molecular weight
- 216.32
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 1 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Softener and conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 18
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata