Lauryl acrylate is an acrylate ester obtained by the formal condensation of the hydroxy group of dodecan-1-ol with the carboxy group of acrylic acid.
Definition
Lauryl acrylate is an acrylate ester obtained by the formal condensation of the hydroxy group of dodecan-1-ol with the carboxy group of acrylic acid. It has a role as a pheromone and an animal metabolite. It is functionally related to an acrylic acid and a dodecan-1-ol.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 90IK36WGVR · registered name LAURYL ACRYLATE · single chemical substance
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 2156-97-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 218-463-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 218-463-4 (I)
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7022178
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID702178
- IUPAC
- Dodecyl prop-2-enoate
- Molecular formula
- C15H28O2
- Molecular weight
- 240.387 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Melting/freezing point
- 4 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 120 ℃
- Flash point
- 145 ℃
- Water solubility
- 0.1556 ㎎/ℓ
- Relative density
- 0.875
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 6.13
- Molecular weight
- 240.39
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 7 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.
- Photosensitive agent2
- Monomers2
- Intermediate2
- Solvent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
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Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- EU CosIng ingredient list
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata