1-Bromohexadecane

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

Molecular structure of 112-82-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$18M
Top SourceChina 42%

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 290369 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290369, which covers 13 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 42%ChinaIN 19%IndiaIT 14%ItalyIL 13%IsraelNL 9%Netherlands
EPA-registered importers (2)
Ashland
Icl Specialty Products North America

Why It Matters

Sectors
Paints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Viscosity adjustors in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Viscosity modifiers in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gAngene Chemical
CountryChina (registered: Hong Kong)
Pack$28.00 / 1 kg
Purity97%
Vendors23 available

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

22 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$0.03500 g97%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.041 kg97%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.041 kg95%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.041 kg95%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.051 kg96%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.051 kg96%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.051 kg
MedChemExpress MCESweden$0.071 kg
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.07500 g97%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.09500 g97%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.111 kg95%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.111 kg95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.121 kg98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.14500 g95%
ALFA AESARGermany$0.171 kg98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.34100 g97%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.34100 g97%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.46100 g95%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg97%
TimTec, LLCUnited States$90000.002 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS112-82-3
PubChem CID8213
DTXSIDDTXSID2049397
FormulaC16H33Br
Mol. Weight305.34 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCBr

Data Sources

DTXSID20493972026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

82132026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8213/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8213.json

112-82-32026-04-24

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

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

CAS 112-82-32026-04-25

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

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