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Dodecanoic acid, 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl ester

CAS 141-20-8

Molecular structure of 141-20-8
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$601M
Top sourceGermany 16%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291590, 340242 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, 340242, which covers 632 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 16%GermanyMY 14%MalaysiaNL 9%NetherlandsMX 9%MexicoIT 8%Italy

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Vendor Pricing

$237.00/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$237.00 / 1 g
Purity90%
Vendors4 available

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

3 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKSUnited States$308.001 g90%
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$396.00250 mg90%
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$404.00250 mg90%

Chemical Identity

CAS141-20-8
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID4059702
FormulaC16H32O4
Mol. Weight288.428 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCOCCO

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Dodecanoic acid, 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl ester (CAS 141-20-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/141-20-8/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 141-20-8. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 291590,340242 for CAS 141-20-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/