Heptanoic acid

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

Molecular structure of 111-14-8
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$384M
Top SourceMalaysia 21%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291590 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 180 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Emery Oleochemicals (M) Sdn Bhd · MY Malaysia
Emery Oleochemicals
EPA-registered importers (1)
Arkema

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (80%)Processing as a reactant
  • Lubricants and lubricant additives in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$539.78 / 20 kg
Purity97%
Vendors10 available

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

9 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0320 kg97%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.30500 g98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.30500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.35500 g98%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$1.3725 g97%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$2.405 g95%
Cayman EuropeEstonia$185.641 g98%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
Otava, Ltd.Ukraine$460.00250 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS111-14-8
PubChem CID8094
DTXSIDDTXSID2021600
FormulaC7H14O2
Mol. Weight130.18 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCC(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID20216002026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

80942026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8094/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8094.json

111-14-82026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 111-14-82026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv