Dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride

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

Molecular structure of 112-00-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$108M
Top SourceChina 14%

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 292390 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292390, which covers 60 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 14%ChinaGB 13%United KingdomDE 11%GermanyIN 10%IndiaTW 10%Taiwan
EPA-registered manufacturers (4)
Lonza
Nouryon Surface Chemistry
Textile Rubber & Chemical
The Lewis Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyPlastics & RubberTextilesConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 7 sectors as 4 functional roles.

  • •Corrosion inhibitor in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surface active agents in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (50%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (40%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (18%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (82%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (60%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS112-00-5
PubChem CID8152
DTXSIDDTXSID1026900
FormulaC15H34ClN
Mol. Weight263.89 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)C.[Cl-]

Data Sources

DTXSID10269002026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

81522026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8152/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8152.json

112-00-52026-04-24

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

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

CAS 112-00-52026-04-25

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

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

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