Properties of lauric acid
Thermophysical properties for lauric acid (CAS: 143-07-7). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.
Calculation Conditions
The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.
Temperature
25 °C
Pressure
1.01325 bar
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Open CalculatorIdentification
- AtomsC: 12, H: 24, O: 2
- CAS143-07-7
- FormulaC12H24O2
- ID143-07-7
- InChIC12H24O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12(13)14/h2-11H2,1H3,(H,13,14)
- InChI KeyPOULHZVOKOAJMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- IUPAC Namedodecanoic acid
- Molecular Weight (kg)200.318
- Phases
- PubChem ID3893
- SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
- Synonyms
Physical Properties
- Acentric factor0.8253
- Critical pressure (bar)19
- Critical temperature (°C)469.85
- Critical volume (m³/kmol)0.787
- Dipole moment
- Melting temperature (°C)43.6
- Normal boiling temperature (°C)299
State-dependent Properties
- API gravity40.7302
- Compressibility factor0.00895379
- Density (kg/m³)914.45
- Dynamic viscosity (cP)0
- Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)449.997
- Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)9.0142e+4
- Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)0
- Joule–Thomson coefficient
- Kinematic viscosity
- Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)0
- Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))0
- Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))404.3
- Molar volume (m³/kmol)0.219058
- Parachor1.0327e-4
- Poynting correction factor1.01007
- Prandtl number
- Saturation pressure (bar)7.2194e-8
- Saturation temperature (°C)288.119
- Solubility parameter1.8910e+4
- Specific enthalpy (kJ)0
- Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)0
- Specific gravity0.91535
- Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)2.01829
- Surface tension0.0302524
- Thermal conductivity
- Thermal diffusivity
Safety Properties
- Autoignition temperature (°C)-273.15
- Flash point temperature (°C)160.745
- Lower flammability limit0.00993891
- Upper flammability limit0.0788109
Environmental Properties
- Global warming potential
- Ozone depletion potential