(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienal

Drug ingredient

CAS 141-27-5

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production for this drug ingredient.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$90M

Import volumeCBI

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

Top sourceGermany 34%

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 291219 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291219, which covers 130 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).

DE 34%GermanyCN 29%ChinaIN 13%IndiaIT 8%ItalyGB 4%United Kingdom

Brazil
Portugal
Austria
Hungary
Sweden
Philippines
Singapore
Netherlands
Indonesia
Australia
Slovakia
Romania
Ukraine
Hong Kong
Ireland
Vietnam

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.

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthConsumer Products

Downstream Uses

Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

•Anubis Barcelona Regul Oil
•Anubis Barcelona

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

•Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.03/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$15.00 / 500 g

Purity95%

Vendors8 available

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

7 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.04	20 kg	96%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.04	20 kg	96%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.05	10 kg	95%
Interbioscreen	Hong Kong	$102.00	10 g	95%
Molnova	China	$176.00	500 mg	99%
TargetMol Chemicals	China → United States	$196.00	500 mg	83.55%
AA BLOCKS (1 week)	United States	$4580.00	100 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS141-27-5

PubChem CID638011

DTXSIDDTXSID20881217

FormulaC10H16O

Mol. Weight152.23 g/mol

SMILESCC(=CCCC(=CC=O)C)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID20881217Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 638011Retrieved 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

(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienal (CAS 141-27-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/141-27-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID20881217. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID20881217 PubChem: 638011. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/638011 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 141-27-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 141-27-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291219 for CAS 141-27-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/