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Sodium laurate

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Sodium laurate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Sodium dodecanoate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.010.076 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 211-082-4
RTECS number
  • OF0700000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C12H24O2.Na/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12(13)14;/h2-11H2,1H3,(H,13,14);/q;+1/p-1
    Key: BTURAGWYSMTVOW-UHFFFAOYSA-M
  • [Na+].[O-]C(=O)CCCCCCCCCCC
Properties
C12H23NaO2
Molar mass 222.304 g·mol−1
Density 1.102 g/ml[1]
Melting point 244 to 246 °C (471 to 475 °F; 517 to 519 K)[2]
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS05: CorrosiveGHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H315, H318, H319, H335
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Sodium laurate is a chemical compound with formula CH3(CH2)10CO2Na. As the sodium salt of a fatty acid (lauric acid), it is classified as a soap. It is a white solid.

Use

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Sodium laurate is frequently used in bars of soap as an ingredient. Sodium laurate is also a permitted bleaching, washing and peeling agent.

Sodium Laurate has also been used to induce peripheral arterial disease in rats.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Pathak, K. D.; Journal of the Indian Chemical Society 1953, V30, P47-51
  2. ^ Zacharie, Boulos; Organic Process Research & Development 2009, V13(3), P581-583
  3. ^ Wang Z (2018-01-10). "Low molecular weight fucoidan ameliorates hindlimb ischemic injury in type 2 diabetic rats". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 210: 434–442. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2017.09.014. PMID 28917976. S2CID 2299321.