Compound
dodecanoic acid
A straight-chain, twelve-carbon medium-chain saturated fatty acid with strong bactericidal properties; the main fatty acid in coconut oil and palm kernel oil.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:30805), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
CHEBI:30805ChEBI
What the reference databases state
Chemical structure
- 1,2-didodecanoyl-3-beta-D-galactosyl-sn-glycerol has the functional parent dodecanoic acidCompoundChEBI CHEBI:90340Inferred only
- dodecanamide has the functional parent dodecanoic acidCompoundChEBI CHEBI:34726Inferred only
- N-(dodecanoyl)-sphinganine has the functional parent dodecanoic acidCompoundChEBI CHEBI:85261Inferred only
- N-dodecanoyl-(4R)-hydroxysphinganine has the functional parent dodecanoic acidCompoundChEBI CHEBI:78001Inferred only
- N-dodecanoylethanolamine has the functional parent dodecanoic acidCompoundChEBI CHEBI:85263Inferred only
- N-dodecanoylsphing-4-enine has the functional parent dodecanoic acidCompoundChEBI CHEBI:72956Inferred only
Other names
18 names
Resolves to: dodecanoic acid
- Also called
- 1-undecanecarboxylic acidABLC12 fatty acidC12:0CH3-[CH2]10-COOHCH3‒[CH2]10‒COOHCoconut oil fatty acidsDAOdodecoic acidDodecylcarboxylateDodecylic acidDuodecyclic acidDuodecylic acidLAURIC ACIDLaurostearic acidn-dodecanoic acidUndecane-1-carboxylic acidVulvic acid