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2-(Phenylmethylene)octanal

Drug ingredient

CAS 101-86-0

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 101-86-0
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$106M
Top sourceJapan 33%

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 291229 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291229, which covers 104 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
JP 33%JapanCN 14%ChinaMX 13%MexicoIN 12%IndiaES 9%Spain
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Lanxess
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
International Flavors And Fragrances
Reckitt Benckiser
EPA-registered importers (10)
Kao · JP Japan
Reckitt Benckiser Group · GB United Kingdom
Symrise Ag · DE Germany
Colgate-Palmolive
Givaudan Fragrances
Show all 10
Henkel Us Operations
Kao America
P&G
S.C. Johnson & Son
Symrise

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses

Appears in 4 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Anubis Barcelona New Even
  • •Anubis Barcelona Regul Oil
  • •Puritying Skin BalanceCream
  • •Anubis Barcelona Vital Line
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Fragrance in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Flavoring and nutrient in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Fragrance in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS101-86-0
PubChem CID1550884
DTXSIDDTXSID4026684
FormulaC15H20O
Mol. Weight216.32 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCC(=CC1=CC=CC=C1)C=O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

2-(Phenylmethylene)octanal (CAS 101-86-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/101-86-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4026684. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4026684 PubChem: 1550884. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1550884 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 101-86-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 101-86-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291229 for CAS 101-86-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/