Dodecyl 2-methylacrylate

CAS 142-90-5

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.

Import value, 2024$257M

Top sourceGermany 26%

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 291614 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291614, which covers 98 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 26%GermanyKR 17%South KoreaJP 12%JapanCN 9%ChinaSG 9%Singapore

Italy
Netherlands
United Arab Emirates
Belgium
Canada
Turkey
Switzerland
Mexico
Hungary
Austria
Poland
Spain

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.

Arkema

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.

Emd Holding

EPA-registered importers (4)

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

Miwon North America

Quaker Houghton

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyConstructionMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore 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 8 sectors as 6 functional roles.

•Intermediate in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Viscosity modifiers in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Monomers in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Viscosity modifiers in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Monomers in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Monomers in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Photosensitive chemicals in Printing and Related Support Activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Hydraulic fluids in Other (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Intermediate in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$10.00 / 500 g

Purity97%

Vendors9 available

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

8 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.02	500 g	97%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.05	1 kg	97%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.06	500 g	97%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.09	500 g	97%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.30	500 g	98%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$1.04	25 g	95%
Angene International Limited	United States	$1.28	25 g	97%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	97%

Chemical Identity

CAS142-90-5

PubChem CID8906

DTXSIDDTXSID4027103

FormulaC16H30O2

Mol. Weight254.41 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCOC(=O)C(=C)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4027103Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 8906Retrieved 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

Dodecyl 2-methylacrylate (CAS 142-90-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/142-90-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4027103. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4027103 PubChem: 8906. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8906 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 142-90-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 142-90-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291614 for CAS 142-90-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/