beta-Alanine, N-(2-carboxyethyl)-N-dodecyl-, monosodium salt

CAS 14960-06-6

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

Molecular structure of 14960-06-6 — 1 Na⁺

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 (5)

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

Colonial Chemical

Innovative Chemical Technologies

Solvay

Verdant Specialty Solutions

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.

Textile Rubber And Chemical Company (Trcc)

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyMetals & MiningConsumer 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 4 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (80%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS14960-06-6

PubChem CID23675351

DTXSIDDTXSID7041207

FormulaC18H34NNaO4

Mol. Weight351.5 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCN(CCC(=O)O)CCC(=O)[O-].[Na+]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7041207Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 23675351Retrieved 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

beta-Alanine, N-(2-carboxyethyl)-N-dodecyl-, monosodium salt (CAS 14960-06-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/14960-06-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7041207. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7041207 PubChem: 23675351. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23675351 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 14960-06-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 14960-06-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting