:Cocamide

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| ImageCaption = General chemical structure of cocamide where n = 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16

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| Coco amides

| Coconut oil amides

| Coco fatty acid amides

| Coco fatty amides

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| CASNo = 61789-19-3

| EC_number = 263-039-4

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| Formula = {{chem2|CH3(CH2)_{n}CONH2}}

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Cocamide is a mixture of amides manufactured from the fatty acids obtained from coconut oil. As coconut oil contains about 50% of lauric acid, in formulas only the 12-carbon chains tend to be considered.{{Cite book |last=Groot |first=Anton |title=Monographs in Contact Allergy, Volume 1,Non-Fragrance Allergens in Cosmetics (Part 1 and Part 2) |publisher=CRC Press |year=2021 |isbn=9781000421842 |pages=4}} Therefore the formula of cocamide can be written as {{chem2|auto=yes|CH3(CH2)10CONH2}}, though the number of carbon atoms in the chains varies (it is always even).{{Cite book |last=Ash |first=Michael |title=Handbook of Green Chemicals |publisher=Synapse Information Resources |year=1998 |isbn=9781890595791 |pages=814}}

Cocamide is the structural basis of many surfactants. Common are ethanolamines (cocamide MEA, cocamide DEA), betaine compounds (cocamidopropyl betaine), and hydroxysultaines (cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine).{{Cite book |last=Flick |first=Ernest |title=Industrial Surfactants An Industrial Guide |publisher=Elsevier Science |year=1998 |page=122}}