2-Ethyl-N-(2-ethylhexyl)-1-hexanamine

CAS 106-20-7

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

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import value, 2024$148M

Top sourceChina 34%

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 292119 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 292119, which covers 136 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

CN 34%ChinaPH 22%PhilippinesDE 17%GermanyBE 7%BelgiumJP 4%Japan

Spain
United Kingdom
Taiwan
South Korea
Indonesia
Ukraine
Netherlands
Russia
Hong Kong
Ireland
Armenia
Turkey
Latvia
New Zealand
Singapore
Brazil
Austria
Australia

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Aceto Us

Pmc Global

EPA-registered importers (3)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

Oq Chemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyMetals & MiningCore Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Intermediate in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Corrosion inhibitor in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.07/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$66.00 / 1 kg

Purity98%

Vendors9 available

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

8 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.09	500 g	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.50	100 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.60	25 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.64	25 g	98%
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$10.00	10 g	95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$36.00	1 g	95%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS106-20-7

PubChem CID7791

DTXSIDDTXSID7025053

FormulaC16H35N

Mol. Weight241.46 g/mol

SMILESCCCCC(CC)CNCC(CC)CCCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7025053Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 7791Retrieved 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

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Brief citations

2-Ethyl-N-(2-ethylhexyl)-1-hexanamine (CAS 106-20-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/106-20-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7025053. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7025053 PubChem: 7791. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7791 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 106-20-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 106-20-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292119 for CAS 106-20-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/