N,N-Dimethyloctanamide

CAS 1118-92-9

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

Molecular structure of 1118-92-9
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$371M
Top sourceChina 27%

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 292419 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 292419, which covers 211 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 27%ChinaIN 18%IndiaDE 14%GermanyIT 10%ItalyGB 6%United Kingdom
EPA-registered importers (4)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Basf
Clariant

Why It Matters

Sectors
Agriculture
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Solvent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •CBI in CBICBI

Vendor Pricing

$5.40/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$27.00 / 5 g
Purity95%
Vendors18 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS1118-92-9
PubChem CID14240
DTXSIDDTXSID9027364
FormulaC10H21NO
Mol. Weight171.28 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCC(=O)N(C)C

Data Sources

Brief citations

N,N-Dimethyloctanamide (CAS 1118-92-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1118-92-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9027364. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9027364 PubChem: 14240. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/14240 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 1118-92-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 1118-92-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292419 for CAS 1118-92-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/