N,N-Bis(carboxymethyl)alanine trisodium salt

CAS 164462-16-2

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

Molecular structure of 164462-16-2 — 3 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 importers (8)

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

Reckitt Benckiser Group · GB United Kingdom

Basf

Nedam

P&G

Show all 8

Reckitt Benckiser

S.C. Johnson & Son

Solenis

Why It Matters

Sectors

AgricultureFoodPlastics & RubberConsumer 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 6 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Chelating agent in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (17%)Processing as a reactant
•Chelating agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (83%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Chelating agent in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•CBI in CBICBI
•Chelating agent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Chelating agent in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.68/gAK Scientific, Inc.

CountryUnited States

Pack$68.00 / 100 g

Purity95%

Vendors2 available

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

1 more vendor

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$42.00	10 g	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS164462-16-2

PubChem CID11021984

DTXSIDDTXSID2044555

FormulaC7H8NNa3O6

Mol. Weight271.11 g/mol

SMILESCC(C(=O)[O-])N(CC(=O)[O-])CC(=O)[O-].[Na+].[Na+].[Na+]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2044555Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 11021984Retrieved 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

N,N-Bis(carboxymethyl)alanine trisodium salt (CAS 164462-16-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/164462-16-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2044555. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2044555 PubChem: 11021984. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/11021984 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 164462-16-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 164462-16-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting