Structured Summary
Abstract
A saturated 12-carbon fatty alcohol obtained from coconut oil fatty acids. It has a floral odor and is used in detergents, lubricating oils, and pharmaceuticals. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C12H26O
- Molecular Weight
- 186.33 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 112-53-8
- IUPAC Name
- dodecan-1-ol
- InChIKey
- LQZZUXJYWNFBMV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCO
- MeSH Unique ID
- D007851
- Source
- PubChem CID 8193
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Synonyms
9 entry terms
- 1-Dodecanol
- Dodecyl Alcohol
- Lauryl Alcohol
- n-Dodecyl Alcohol
- 1 Dodecanol
- Alcohol, Dodecyl
- Alcohol, Lauryl
- Alcohol, n-Dodecyl
- n Dodecyl Alcohol
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25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Previous Indexing
- Fatty Alcohols (1972-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Dodecanol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007851. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007851
- Dodecanol. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodecanol
- Dodecanol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161617
- Dodecanol. In: PubChem Compound. CID 8193. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8193