N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)acetamide

CAS 142-26-7

Used in 1 industrial sector tracked by the EPA.

US production72.7K lb

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceNo public record

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 292419 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 72.7K lb · Imports Zero
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Zero

HS customs code 292419 covers 211 tracked chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

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.

Colonial Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors

Consumer Products

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 1 sector as 2 functional roles.

•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.16/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$156.00 / 1 kg

Purity90%

Vendors17 available

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

16 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.17	500 g	90%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$0.25	500 g	90%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	90%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.27	1 kg	90%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.28	1 kg	90%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$0.29	500 g	95%
MedChemExpress MCE	Sweden	$0.36	500 g	—
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.46	500 g	—
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.46	500 g	—
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.59	500 g	95%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.60	25 g	90%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.76	100 g	95%
Synthonix	United States	$1.00	25 g	95%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$7.61	25 g	90%
Fluorochem EU	Germany	$8.47	1 g	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS142-26-7

PubChem CID8880

DTXSIDDTXSID6044804

FormulaC4H9NO2

Mol. Weight103.12 g/mol

SMILESCC(=O)NCCO

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID6044804Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 8880Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)acetamide (CAS 142-26-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/142-26-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID6044804. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID6044804 PubChem: 8880. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8880 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 142-26-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 142-26-7. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting