C15H30O4
274.4 g/mol
cosmetic_ingredientWarning
Monolaurin
CAS142-18-7EC248-337-4
Category
cosmetic_ingredient
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
Lubricating and dispersing agent
Monolaurin is a 1-monoglyceride with lauroyl as the acyl group. It is used as a lubricating and dispersing agent in cosmetics.
Lubricating agentDispersing agent
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Safety Reference
Warning
H319Causes serious eye irritation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Monolaurin (CAS 142-18-7) is 2915.90.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2915.90
EU CN code (8-digit)
2915 90 30
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
2,3-dihydroxypropyl dodecanoate
InChIKey
ARIWANIATODDMH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(CO)O
Synonyms (76)
- L-1475
- .alpha.-monolaurin
- 1-Glyceryl laurate
- 1-Lauroyl-rac-glycerol
- 1-Monododecanoyl-rac-glycerol
- 1-Monododecanoylglycerol
- 1-Monolaurin
- 1-Monolauroyl-rac-glycerol
- 1-dodecanoylglycerol
- 1-monolauroylglycerol
- 2,3-Dihydroxypropyl laurate
- Aldo MLD
- Aldo MLD-K-FG
- Cithrol GML
- DENON 2659
- DL-alpha-Laurin
- Dimodan ML 90
- ELECTROSTRIPPER TS 14B
- GLYCEROL 1-MONODODECANOATE
- GLYCEROL MONODODECANOATE
- GLYCERYL LAURATE
- Glucerol alpha-monolaurate
- Glycerin 1-monolaurate
- Glycerin monolaurate
- Glycerine monolaurate
- Glycerol .alpha.-dodecanoate
- Glycerol .alpha.-monolaurate
- Glycerol 1-dodecanoate
- Glycerol 1-laurate
- Glycerol 1-monolaurate
- Glycerol monolaurate
- Glycerol monolaurate (VAN)
- Glycerox L 8
- Glyceryl laurate SE
- Glyceryl monododecanoate
- Glyceryl monolaurate
- Grindtek ML 90
- Hodag GML
- Imwitor 312
- Lauric acid 1-monoglyceride
- Lauric acid monoglyceride
- Lauricidin
- Lauricidin 802
- Lauricidin 812
- Lauricidin R
- Laurin, 1-mono-
- Laurin, mono-
- MONOMULS 90-45
- Monododecanoyl glycerol
- Monoglycerol laurate
- Monolaurin
- Monolauroyal Glycerol
- Monolauroylglycerin
- Monomuls 90L12
- Monomuls L 90
- Poem M 300
- RIKEMAL M 300
- RYLO-MG 12
- Sunsoft 750
- Sunsoft 757
- Tegin L 90
- glyceryl 1-laurate
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