METHYL LAURATE

Description

Methyl laurate has a fatty, floral odor reminiscent of wine. May be prepared by prolonged boiling of lauric acid with methanol in the presence of sulfuric acid. Methyl Laurate is a flavour ketone produced in a reaction biocatalyzed by microencapsulated fungal spores. Also used in production of biodiesel.

Chemical properties

clear colorless to slightly yellow liquid

Chemical properties

Methyl laurate has a fatty, floral odor reminiscent of wine.

Occurrence

Reported found in orris absolute, strawberry, apple, bilberry, rum, coconut, grapes, melon, papaya, pineapple, blackberry, mustard, cheeses, hop oil, cognac, white wine, cocoa, oats, plumcot, elderberry juice, loquat, babaco fruit (Carica pentagona Heilborn), Bourbon vanilla, mountain papaya, Chinese cabbage, mussels, cape gooseberry, pawpaw, banana, berries and blue cheese

The Uses of METHYL LAURATE

Methyl laurate has been used in selective synthesis of the secondary amide surfactant, N-methyl lauroylethanolamide.

The Uses of METHYL LAURATE

Methyl dodecanoate used in production of biodiesel. It has been used in selective synthesis of the secondary amide surfactant, N-methyl lauroylethanolamide. It is also utilized as emollients, perfuming agents skin conditioning.

What are the applications of Application

Methyl dodecanoate is a flavor ketone

Definition

ChEBI: A fatty acid methyl ester of lauric acid.

Taste threshold values

Taste characteristics at 20 ppm: waxy, creamy, fatty with soapy, coconut nuances

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 54, p. 1213, 1989 DOI: 10.1021/jo00266a046
Synthetic Communications, 9, p. 539, 1979 DOI: 10.1080/00397917908060958

General Description

Hydrogenation of methyl laurate catalyzed by diatomite supported Pd-M (M=Cu, Co, Ni) bimetal nanocatalysts has been reported. IR absorption spectrum of methyl laurate in carbon tetrachloride and carbon disulphide solutions has been compared with the spectra of derivatives deuterated in the ω-methyl group and α-methylene groups.

Flammability and Explosibility

Non flammable

Purification Methods

Pass the ester through alumina before use, and distil it in a vacuum. [Beilstein 2 IV 1090.]