Apocarotenal

CAS 1107-26-2

2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16-Heptadecaoctaenal, 2,6,11,15-tetramethyl-17-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-, (2E,4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16E)-

Molecular structure of 1107-26-2
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$24M
Top sourceGermany 24%

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 320418 · narrow

These shares come from HS customs code 320418, which covers 3 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 24%GermanyIT 21%ItalyIN 20%IndiaCH 19%SwitzerlandIE 10%Ireland

Why It Matters

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

Chemical Identity

CAS1107-26-2
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID20883251
FormulaC30H40O
Mol. Weight416.649 g/mol
SMILES[H]C(=O)C(\C)=C\C=C\C(\C)=C\C=C\C=C(/C)\C=C\C=C(/C)\C=C\C1=C(C)CCCC1(C)C

Data Sources

Brief citations

Apocarotenal (CAS 1107-26-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1107-26-2/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 1107-26-2. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 320418 for CAS 1107-26-2. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/