Molecular Formula: C
12H
24O
2 Molecular Weight: 200.31776
InChIKey: POULHZVOKOAJMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Lauric acid is an inexpensive, non-toxic and safe to handle compound often used in laboratory investigations of melting-point depression. Lauric acid is a solid at room temperature but melts easily in boiling water, so liquid lauric acid can be treated with various solutes and used to determine their molecular masses.
From: DrugBank