SHEET /m/lauric-acid · PubChem CID 3893 · CAS 143-07-7 · REV 2026.07
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Lauric acid from source
C12H24O2 · 200.32 g/mol
DODECANOIC ACID · n-Dodecanoic acid · Dodecylic acid · Laurostearic acid
chemical compound
CategoryPlant
Chemical familyCarboxylic Acids
Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
Where you'll find it
Not yet mapped to everyday foods or products.
The dose makes the poison inferred
A reported rat oral LD50 for Lauric acid is 12,000 mg/kg, the dose lethal to half the animals tested. Scaled by body mass alone:
840.0 g
a median lethal dose scaled to 154 lb (840,000 mg)
“The dose makes the poison” is a cross-species estimate shown as neutral science, not a threshold anyone should act on. Real toxicity depends on the person, not body mass alone.
Toxicity & hazards
Toxicity · LD50
12,000 mg/kg · very low toxicity · LD50 rat oral from source
The dose lens above scales this to a body weight.
1 more reported value
- 131 mg/kgLD50 · iv · mouse
DangerCorrosiveIrritantH315, H318, H319from source
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