Sodium hexyldecyl sulfate

CAS 1120-01-0

1-Hexadecanol, 1-(hydrogen sulfate), sodium salt (1:1)

Molecular structure of 1120-01-0
1 Na⁺
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$208M
Top sourceChina 28%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

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

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292090 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292090, which covers 98 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 28%ChinaKR 17%South KoreaIT 13%ItalyIN 10%IndiaDE 9%Germany

Why It Matters

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.77/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$77.00 / 100 g
Purity95%
Vendors10 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS1120-01-0
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID0042400
FormulaC16H33NaO4S
Mol. Weight344.49 g/mol
SMILES[Na+].CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOS([O-])(=O)=O

Data Sources

Brief citations

Sodium hexyldecyl sulfate (CAS 1120-01-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/1120-01-0/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 1120-01-0. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 292090 for CAS 1120-01-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/