cis-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-yl acetate

CAS 141-12-8

Used in 3 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

US production25.3K lb

Import value, 2024$123M

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Top sourceIndia 31%

At least one company claimed its 2023 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. 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 291539 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 25.3K lb · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 291539, which covers 252 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

IN 31%IndiaCN 18%ChinaDE 13%GermanyMX 8%MexicoGB 7%United Kingdom

Indonesia
Costa Rica
South Korea
Netherlands
Canada
Paraguay
Madagascar
South Africa
Vietnam
Slovakia
Hong Kong
Israel
Singapore
Argentina
Ukraine

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.

Iff Chemical Holdings

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Reckitt Benckiser

EPA-registered importers (4)

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

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

Henkel Us Operations

Takasago

Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & MiningConsumer ProductsCore 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

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Fragrance in Other (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.08/gAA BLOCKS

CountryUnited States

Pack$14126.00 / 180 kg

Purity95%

Vendors3 available

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

2 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.14	500 g	96%
Molnova	China	$370.00	100 mg	99%

Chemical Identity

CAS141-12-8

PubChem CID1549025

DTXSIDDTXSID2047068

FormulaC12H20O2

Mol. Weight196.29 g/mol

SMILESCC(=CCCC(=CCOC(=O)C)C)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2047068Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 1549025Retrieved 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

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Brief citations

cis-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-yl acetate (CAS 141-12-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/141-12-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2047068. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2047068 PubChem: 1549025. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1549025 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 141-12-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 141-12-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291539 for CAS 141-12-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/