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Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, lead salt (1:?)

CAS 16996-40-0

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

Molecular structure of 16996-40-0
1 Pb²⁺
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$384M
Top sourceMalaysia 21%

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 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 588 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Dura Chemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors
Metals & Mining
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

  • •Catalyst in OtherProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS16996-40-0
PubChem CID61864
DTXSIDDTXSID901011041
FormulaC8H16O2Pb+2
Mol. Weight351 g/mol
SMILESCCCCC(CC)C(=O)O.[Pb+2]

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, lead salt (1:?) (CAS 16996-40-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/16996-40-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID901011041. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID901011041 PubChem: 61864. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/61864 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 16996-40-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 16996-40-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 16996-40-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/