• British Pharmacopoeia Volume V
  • Appendices
  • Appendix I A. General Reagents

Lauric Acid
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Lauric Acid Dodecanoic acid; C12H24O2 = 200.3 (143-07-7)

White or almost white, crystalline powder, practically insoluble in water, freely soluble in ethanol (96%).

Melting point, about 44°.

Lauric acid used in the assay of total fatty acids in Saw palmetto fruit (1848) complies with the following additional test.

Assay Gas chromatography (2.2.28) as prescribed in the monograph Saw palmetto fruit (1848).

Content, minimum 98%, calculated by the normalisation procedure.