Dodecanoic acid, hexadecyl ester

Used in 2 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

Molecular structure of 20834-06-4
US Production53.5K lbs
Import VolumeZero
Import Dependency0%

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291590 · basket

This chemical's HS customs code 291590 covers 180chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share of that bucket, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Croda

Why It Matters

Sectors
AgricultureMetals & Mining
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Density modifier in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$398.00/gA2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)
CountryUnited States
Pack$398.00 / 1 g
Purity99%
Vendors1 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS20834-06-4
PubChem CID88709
DTXSIDDTXSID6066658
FormulaC28H56O2
Mol. Weight424.7 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCC

Data Sources

DTXSID60666582026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

887092026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/88709/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/88709.json

20834-06-42026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 20834-06-42026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv