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1-Monolaurin

CAS 142-18-7

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

Molecular structure of 142-18-7
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$384M
Top sourceMalaysia 21%

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 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 588 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy
EPA-registered importers (2)
Newmarket
Oleon Americas

Why It Matters

Sectors
Energy
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 2 functional roles.

  • •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Dispersing agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.18/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$88.00 / 500 g
PurityNot recorded
Vendors22 available

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

21 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)United States$0.192.5 kg—
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.19500 g—
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)United States$0.192.5 kg—
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$1.8825 g96%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$1.95100 g95%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$1.95100 g95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$1.95100 g96%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$2.0825 g95%
Biopharma PEG Scientific Inc.United States$4.2025 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$4.92100 g95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$5.6025 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$7.90100 g95%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$8.0110 g95%
Fluorochem EUGermany$8.471 g95%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$38.0025 g98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$130.681 g99.26%
Cayman EuropeEstonia$172.551 g95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$363.925 g99%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$363.925 g99%
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS142-18-7
PubChem CID14871
DTXSIDDTXSID5041275
FormulaC15H30O4
Mol. Weight274.4 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(CO)O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

1-Monolaurin (CAS 142-18-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/142-18-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5041275. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5041275 PubChem: 14871. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/14871 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 142-18-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 142-18-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 142-18-7. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/