Phenol, dodecyl-, branched

CAS 121158-58-5

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

Molecular structure of 121158-58-5
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$33M
Top sourceGermany 29%

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

Why supply is unknown

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 290719 · basket

EPA reports by year
2019
US production Zero · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 290719, which covers 116 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 29%GermanyIN 26%IndiaCN 19%ChinaIT 9%ItalyCH 5%Switzerland

Why It Matters

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

Chemical Identity

CAS121158-58-5
PubChem CID22833469
DTXSIDDTXSID9029853
FormulaC16H26O
Mol. Weight234.38 g/mol
SMILESCCC(C)C(C)C(C)CCC1=CC=C(C=C1)O

Data Sources

Brief citations

Phenol, dodecyl-, branched (CAS 121158-58-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/121158-58-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9029853. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9029853 PubChem: 22833469. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/22833469 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 121158-58-5. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290719 for CAS 121158-58-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/