10-Undecenoic acid

Drug ingredient

CAS 112-38-9

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production for this drug ingredient.

Molecular structure of 112-38-9
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$117M
Import volumeCBI
Top sourceChina 50%

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. 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 291619 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291619, which covers 169 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 50%ChinaDE 21%GermanyTW 12%TaiwanIN 7%IndiaGB 3%United Kingdom
EPA-registered importers (1)
Arkema

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core ChemicalsHealth
Downstream Uses

Appears in 97 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Antifungal Treatment Liquid 25 undeclylenic Acid
  • •Toenail Fungus Treatment Liquid
  • •Serynth Antifungal NAIL Treatment PEN
  • •Toenail Fungus Treatment
  • •Tegasolve Toenail Fungus Treatment
  • •Oniadba Nail Fungus Treatment Pen
  • •Osimoon Toenail Fungus Treatment
  • •Nailtific Daytime Treatment Antifungal Pen Refill
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$1045.36 / 25 kg
Purity96%
Vendors22 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS112-38-9
PubChem CID5634
DTXSIDDTXSID8035001
FormulaC11H20O2
Mol. Weight184.27 g/mol
SMILESC=CCCCCCCCCC(=O)O

Data Sources

Brief citations

10-Undecenoic acid (CAS 112-38-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/112-38-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8035001. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8035001 PubChem: 5634. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5634 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 112-38-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 112-38-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291619 for CAS 112-38-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/