Dodecylbenzene

Dodecylbenzene
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Dodecylbenzene
	Other names 1-Phenyldodecane, Phenyldodecane, n-Dodecylbenzene, Laurylbenzene
Identifiers
CAS Number	29986-57-0 ; 123-01-3 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
Beilstein Reference	1909107
ChemSpider	28977 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.004.175
EC Number	204-591-8;
PubChem CID	31237;
RTECS number	CZ9540000;
UNII	A2AX003680 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID7026994 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C18H30/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-12-15-18-16-13-11-14-17-18/h11,13-14,16-17H,2-10,12,15H2,1H3 Key: KWKXNDCHNDYVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C18H30/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-12-15-18-16-13-11-14-17-18/h11,13-14,16-17H,2-10,12,15H2,1H3 Key: KWKXNDCHNDYVRT-UHFFFAOYAI;
	SMILES c1ccccc1CCCCCCCCCCCC;
Properties
Chemical formula	C18H30
Molar mass	246.43 g·mol−1
Appearance	colourless liquid
Density	0.856 g·cm−3
Melting point	3 °C (37 °F; 276 K)
Boiling point	328 °C (622 °F; 601 K)
Solubility in water	insoluble
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H315, H410, H413
Precautionary statements	P264, P273, P280, P302+P352, P321, P332+P313, P362, P391, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	1 1 0
Flash point	135 °C (275 °F; 408 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Dodecylbenzene is an organic compound with the formula C
₁₂H
₂₅C
₆H
₅. Dodecylbenzene is a colorless liquid with a weak odor and floats on water.

This colorless waxy solid consists of a dodecyl group (C
₁₂H
₂₅) attached to a phenyl group (C
₆H
₅). Dodecylbenzene is a precursor to sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate, a surfactant that is a key ingredient of household laundry detergents, such as detergent powder.