Bis[2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethyl] adipate

CAS 141-17-3

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

US productionCBI

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

Import value, 2024$49M

Top sourceCanada 36%

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. 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 291712 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291712, which covers 34 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).

CA 36%CanadaBR 27%BrazilKR 10%South KoreaIN 6%IndiaNL 5%Netherlands

United Kingdom
Thailand
Turkey
Switzerland

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

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

Proviron

The Hallstar

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)

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

Custom Synthesis

Dystar

Teknor Apex- Haywood

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)

Mitsubishi International Polymertrade

Why It Matters

Sectors

ConstructionPlastics & RubberTextilesCore 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 6 sectors as 3 functional roles.

•Plasticizer in Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Solvent in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
•Plasticizer in Synthetic Rubber ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Intermediate in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.16/gAngene Chemical

CountryChina (registered: Hong Kong)

Pack$78.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors6 available

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

5 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)	United States	$0.33	2.5 kg	95%
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)	United States	$0.34	2.5 kg	95%
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.35	500 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.80	25 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS141-17-3

PubChem CID8836

DTXSIDDTXSID3027085

FormulaC22H42O8

Mol. Weight434.6 g/mol

SMILESCCCCOCCOCCOC(=O)CCCCC(=O)OCCOCCOCCCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3027085Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 8836Retrieved 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

Bis[2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethyl] adipate (CAS 141-17-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/141-17-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3027085. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3027085 PubChem: 8836. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8836 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 141-17-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 141-17-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291712 for CAS 141-17-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/