Benzyldimethyltetradecylammonium chloride C14 (BAC C16)

CAS 139-08-2

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

US production590.9K lb

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceNo public record

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

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 590.9K lb · Imports Zero
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

HS customs code 292390 covers 130 tracked chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

Arxada

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core Chemicals

Downstream UsesNot recorded

FDA Shortage Status

Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."

No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

•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

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.05	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.12	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.15	500 g	98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.24	1 kg	95%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.24	1 kg	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	95%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.40	100 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.55	500 g	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$0.99	100 g	95%
AA BLOCKS (1 week)	United States	$1.17	100 g	80%
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)	United States	$1.17	100 g	80%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$1.26	25 g	99.7%
Angene International Limited	United States	$3.28	25 g	98%
MedKoo Biosciences, Inc	United States	$22.00	25 g	98%
Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks)	Ukraine	$2724.00	50 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS139-08-2

PubChem CID8755

DTXSIDDTXSID6036384

FormulaC23H42ClN

Mol. Weight368 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)CC1=CC=CC=C1.[Cl-]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6036384Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 8755Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Benzyldimethyltetradecylammonium chloride C14 (BAC C16) (CAS 139-08-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/139-08-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6036384. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6036384 PubChem: 8755. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8755 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 139-08-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 139-08-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting