Sodium hexanoate

CAS 10051-44-2

Hexanoic acid, sodium salt (1:1)

Molecular structure of 10051-44-2
1 Na⁺
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$384M
Top sourceMalaysia 21%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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

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

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Vendor Pricing

$0.44/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$220.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors19 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS10051-44-2
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID8064933
FormulaC6H11NaO2
Mol. Weight138.142 g/mol
SMILES[Na+].CCCCCC([O-])=O

Data Sources

Brief citations

Sodium hexanoate (CAS 10051-44-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/10051-44-2/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 10051-44-2. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 10051-44-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/