Hexadecanoyl chloride

CAS 112-67-4

EPA’s 2019 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$384M

Top sourceMalaysia 21%

EPA lists this chemical for 2019 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year

2019: US production Zero · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 588 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy

Singapore
Austria
United Kingdom
Philippines
Canada
Hungary
Turkey
Ukraine
Israel
Denmark
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Norway
Poland
Hong Kong
South Africa
Russia

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Lanxess

Why It Matters

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.36/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$180.00 / 500 g

Purity95%

Vendors6 available

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

5 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.41	500 g	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.50	100 g	97%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$0.57	500 g	98%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$0.57	500 g	98%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS112-67-4

PubChem CID8206

DTXSIDDTXSID4051582

FormulaC16H31ClO

Mol. Weight274.9 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)Cl

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4051582Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 8206Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Hexadecanoyl chloride (CAS 112-67-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/112-67-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4051582. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4051582 PubChem: 8206. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8206 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 112-67-4. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 112-67-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/