2-Propyl-1-heptanol

CAS 10042-59-8

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

Molecular structure of 10042-59-8
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$103M
Top sourceGermany 46%

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 290519 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 290519, which covers 122 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 46%GermanyMX 17%MexicoIN 11%IndiaCN 7%ChinaJP 3%Japan
EPA-registered importers (5)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Perstorp Ab · SE Sweden
Basf
Perstorp Polyols
The Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
Consumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Plasticizer in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (96%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Plasticizer in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (2%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Plasticizer in Wholesale and Retail Trade (2%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$1.90/gAA BLOCKS
CountryUnited States
Pack$190.00 / 100 g
Purity96%
Vendors14 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS10042-59-8
PubChem CID24847
DTXSIDDTXSID9029302
FormulaC10H22O
Mol. Weight158.28 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCC(CCC)CO

Data Sources

Brief citations

2-Propyl-1-heptanol (CAS 10042-59-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/10042-59-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9029302. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9029302 PubChem: 24847. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24847 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 10042-59-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 10042-59-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290519 for CAS 10042-59-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/