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Pentadecanoic acid

CAS 1002-84-2

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 1002-84-2
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$384M
Top sourceMalaysia 21%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 588 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Emery Oleochemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors
FoodMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Lubricating agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (30%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Anti-static agent in Paper Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Binder in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.75/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$376.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors26 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

25 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.76500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.78500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.95100 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.96500 g98%
ChemsceneUnited States$1.04500 g—
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$1.08500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$1.08500 g98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$1.08500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$1.35100 g98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$1.41100 g98%
Fluorochem EUGermany$1.6525 g95%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$1.6625 g95%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$1.70100 g95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$1.73500 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$2.38100 g98%
ALFA AESARGermany$3.15250 g99%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$3.64100 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$3.64100 g99%
Cayman EuropeEstonia$4.06100 g98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$4.2650 g99.94%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$11.0010 g97%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$14.0050 g98%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$29.001 g99.85%
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS1002-84-2
PubChem CID13849
DTXSIDDTXSID2021652
FormulaC15H30O2
Mol. Weight242.4 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Pentadecanoic acid (CAS 1002-84-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1002-84-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2021652. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2021652 PubChem: 13849. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/13849 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1002-84-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1002-84-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 1002-84-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/