4-Hydroxyoctanoic acid lactone
CAS 104-50-7
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction 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 293220 · basket
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 293220, which covers 151 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Mexico
- Austria
- Indonesia
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia
- Malaysia
- Israel
- Poland
- Vietnam
- Ukraine
- South Africa
- Singapore
- Russia
- Lithuania
- Hungary
- Belarus
- Brazil
- Australia
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 3 sectors as 1 functional role.
- •Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (19%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fragrance in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into article
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
17 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.06 | 10 kg | 98% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.11 | 5 kg | 97% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.11 | 5 kg | 97% |
| Aaron Chemicals LLC | Hong Kong | $0.13 | 500 g | 99% |
| BLD Pharmatech Ltd. | China | $0.15 | 1 kg | 98% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.16 | 500 g | 99% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.16 | 1 kg | 98% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.18 | 500 g | 95% |
| BLD Pharmatech GmbH | Germany | $0.19 | 500 g | 98% |
| BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited | United States | $0.21 | 500 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.23 | 500 g | 98% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.30 | 500 g | 98% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.34 | 500 g | 95% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $2.37 | 25 g | 97% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $3.08 | 25 g | 98% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $50.00 | 1 g | 99.69% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 97% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID1047609Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 7704Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
4-Hydroxyoctanoic acid lactone (CAS 104-50-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/104-50-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID1047609. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID1047609 PubChem: 7704. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7704 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 104-50-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 104-50-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293220 for CAS 104-50-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/