Benzyldimethyltetradecylammonium chloride C14 (BAC C16)

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

Molecular structure of 139-08-2
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$108M
Top SourceChina 14%

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 292390 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292390, which covers 60 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 14%ChinaGB 13%United KingdomDE 11%GermanyIN 10%IndiaTW 10%Taiwan
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Lonza

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Corrosion inhibitor in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing as a reactant
  • Cleaning agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$20.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors17 available

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

16 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.05500 g98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.12500 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.15500 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.241 kg95%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.241 kg95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg95%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.40100 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.55500 g98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$0.99100 g95%
AA BLOCKS (1 week)United States$1.17100 g80%
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)United States$1.17100 g80%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$1.2625 g99.7%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$3.2825 g98%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$22.0025 g98%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)Ukraine$2724.0050 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%

Chemical Identity

CAS139-08-2
PubChem CID8755
DTXSIDDTXSID6036384
FormulaC23H42ClN
Mol. Weight368 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)CC1=CC=CC=C1.[Cl-]

Data Sources

DTXSID60363842026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

87552026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8755/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/8755.json

139-08-22026-04-24

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

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

CAS 139-08-22026-04-25

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

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