Sodium laurate

Structural formula
General
Surname	Sodium laurate
other names	Sodium dodecanoate
Molecular formula	C 12 H 23 NaO 2
Brief description	yellowish odorless solid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 629-25-4 EC number 211-082-4 ECHA InfoCard 100.010.076 PubChem 2735067 Wikidata Q7553329
properties
Molar mass	222.30 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	242-244 ° C
solubility	easily soluble in water
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances danger H and P phrases H: 315-318-335 P: 280-305 + 351 + 338
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Sodium laurate is the sodium salt of lauric acid .

properties

Sodium laurate is a flammable, difficult to ignite, yellowish odorless solid that is easily soluble in water.

use

Sodium laurate is used as an anionic surfactant . It is used in food as a binding agent, emulsifier and anti-caking agent.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Entry on sodium laurate in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 9, 2019(JavaScript required) .
2. ↑ NA Bergell, NA Chwala, NA Dittmer, NA Freytag, NA Gäbler, NA Gerhardt, NA Heyer, NA Hueter, NA Kehren, NA Koehler, NA Krings, NA Kröper: Soaps and soap-like substances . Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-7091-5418-2 , pp. 598 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
3. ↑ Shmuel Yannai: Dictionary of Food Compounds with CD-ROM, Second Edition . CRC Press, 2012, ISBN 978-1-4200-8352-1 , pp. 608 ( limited preview in Google Book search).