Sodium decyl sulfate

CAS 142-87-0

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.

Top sourceNo public record

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.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

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

EPA-registered manufacturers (3)

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

Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium

Solvay

Textile Rubber And Chemical Company (Trcc)

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

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

Stepan

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

AgricultureConstructionConsumer ProductsCore 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 5 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing)Processing—incorporation into article
•Emulsifier in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in ConstructionProcessing—incorporation into article

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$22.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors12 available

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

11 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.05	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.07	500 g	95%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.08	500 g	98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$3.68	25 g	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$3.84	500 g	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$5.78	250 g	95%
Fluorochem UK	United Kingdom	$12.73	10 g	95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$29.40	10 g	99%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$29.40	10 g	99%
Labotest KG	Germany	$453.00	1000 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS142-87-0

PubChem CID23665771

DTXSIDDTXSID4036229

FormulaC10H21NaO4S

Mol. Weight260.33 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCOS(=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4036229Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 23665771Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Sodium decyl sulfate (CAS 142-87-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/142-87-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4036229. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4036229 PubChem: 23665771. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23665771 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 142-87-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 142-87-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting