Cocamide MEA

Cocamide MEA, or cocamide monoethanolamine, is a solid, off-white to tan compound, often sold in flaked form. The solid melts to yield a pale yellow viscous clear liquid. It is a mixture of fatty acid amides which is produced from the fatty acids in coconut oil when reacted with ethanolamine.

Cocamide MEA

Cocoamide MEA
Names
IUPAC name
N-(2-hydroxyethyl)dodecanamide
Other names
Cocamide monoethanolamine; Monoethanolamine coconut acid amide; Coco monoethanolamide; Coconut fatty acid monoethanolamide; Cocoyl monoethanolamine; N-(2-Hydroxyethyl) coco fatty acid amide; Coconut oil fatty acid ethanolamide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
  • none
ECHA InfoCard 100.062.500
EC Number
  • 268-770-2
PubChem CID
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C14H29NO2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-14(17)15-12-13-16/h16H,2-13H2,1H3,(H,15,17)
    Key: QZXSMBBFBXPQHI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
  • CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)NCCO
Properties
CH3(CH2)nCONHCH2CH2OH
Density 1.08-1.09 g/cm3
Melting point 60 to 63 °C (140 to 145 °F; 333 to 336 K)
Boiling point > 200 °C (392 °F; 473 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Danger
H315, H318
P264, P270, P273, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P330, P332+P313, P362, P391, P501
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)
> 3000 mg/kg (oral, rat)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references
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