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
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
  • CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)NCCO
Properties
CH3(CH2)nCONHCH2CH2OH
Density 1.08-1.09 g/cm3[1]
Melting point 60 to 63 °C (140 to 145 °F; 333 to 336 K)
Boiling point > 200 °C (392 °F; 473 K)[1]
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS05: CorrosiveGHS07: Exclamation markGHS09: Environmental hazard
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):
> 3000 mg/kg (oral, rat)[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Uses

Cocamide MEA and other cocamide ethanolamines such as cocamide DEA are used as foaming agents and nonionic surfactants in shampoos and bath products, and as emulsifying agents in cosmetics.

See also

References
  1. Cocamide MEA, chemicalland21.com
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