Glycine, N-methyl-N-(1-oxododecyl)-, sodium salt
CAS 137-16-6
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. 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 292419 · basket
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 292419, which covers 211 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
- Hungary
- Austria
- Spain
- Egypt
- Canada
- Sweden
- Ukraine
- Denmark
- Israel
- Lithuania
- Greece
- Ireland
- Taiwan
- Uruguay
- Turkey
- Australia
- Singapore
- Latvia
- Colombia
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Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 7 sectors as 4 functional roles.
- •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (98%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Other (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Foamant in Wholesale and Retail Trade (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Corrosion inhibitor in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
16 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.04 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.04 | 500 g | 98% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | 95% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | — |
| Manchester Organics | United Kingdom | $0.06 | 1 kg | 95% |
| AstaTech, Inc | United States | $0.23 | 500 g | 95% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 100 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.29 | 500 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.29 | 500 g | 95% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $0.34 | 1 kg | 97% |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $0.34 | 1 kg | 97% |
| Cayman Europe | Estonia | $0.40 | 500 g | 90% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.49 | 500 g | 20% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $1.00 | 100 g | 99.74% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $453.00 | 1000 mg | 90% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0027066Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 23668817Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
Glycine, N-methyl-N-(1-oxododecyl)-, sodium salt (CAS 137-16-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/137-16-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0027066. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0027066 PubChem: 23668817. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23668817 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 137-16-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 137-16-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292419 for CAS 137-16-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/