2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, docosyl ester

CAS 16669-27-5

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$257M

Import volumeCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

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. 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 Zero · 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

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.

Kowa Holdings America

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

Paints & Coatings

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

•Intermediate in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.27/gA2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)

CountryUnited States

Pack$135.00 / 500 g

Purity95%

Vendors6 available

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

5 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.28	500 g	85%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.30	500 g	85%
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)	United States	$0.32	2.5 kg	95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$19.20	25 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	85%

Chemical Identity

CAS16669-27-5

PubChem CID3034258

DTXSIDDTXSID20884925

FormulaC26H50O2

Mol. Weight394.7 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOC(=O)C(=C)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID20884925Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 3034258Retrieved 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

2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, docosyl ester (CAS 16669-27-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/16669-27-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID20884925. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID20884925 PubChem: 3034258. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3034258 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 16669-27-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 16669-27-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291614 for CAS 16669-27-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/