9-Hexadecenoic acid

CAS 2091-29-4

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

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

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Basf

Emery Oleochemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors

FoodMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberPaper & PrintingCore 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 5 sectors as 5 functional roles.

•Lubricating agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (18%)Processing as a reactant
•Anti-static agent in Paper Manufacturing (6%)Processing as a reactant
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (12%)Processing as a reactant
•Lubricating agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (40%)Processing as a reactant
•Binder in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (24%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS2091-29-4

PubChem CID4668

DTXSIDDTXSID5041564

FormulaC16H30O2

Mol. Weight254.41 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5041564Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 4668Retrieved 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

9-Hexadecenoic acid (CAS 2091-29-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/2091-29-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5041564. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5041564 PubChem: 4668. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/4668 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 2091-29-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 2091-29-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting