Benzalkonium chloride C12 (BAC C12)

CAS 139-07-1

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

Molecular structure of 139-07-1
1 Cl⁻
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$108M
Top sourceChina 14%

At least one company claimed its 2019 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. 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 292390 · basket

EPA reports by year
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 292390, which covers 130 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 14%ChinaGB 13%United KingdomDE 11%GermanyIN 10%IndiaTW 10%Taiwan
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
Baker Hughes
Halliburton

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • •Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Corrosion inhibitor in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesUse—non-incorporative activities

Vendor Pricing

$0.08/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$38.00 / 500 g
Purity95%
Vendors16 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS139-07-1
PubChem CID8753
DTXSIDDTXSID2040787
FormulaC21H38ClN
Mol. Weight340 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)CC1=CC=CC=C1.[Cl-]

Data Sources

Brief citations

Benzalkonium chloride C12 (BAC C12) (CAS 139-07-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/139-07-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2040787. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2040787 PubChem: 8753. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8753 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 139-07-1. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 139-07-1. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292390 for CAS 139-07-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/