Octadecanoic acid, compd. with 2-aminoethanol (1:1)

CAS 2129-99-9

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 Zero

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.

P&G

Why It Matters

Sectors

Consumer 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

•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS2129-99-9

PubChem CID168950

DTXSIDDTXSID9062194

FormulaC20H43NO3

Mol. Weight345.6 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O.C(CO)N

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9062194Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 168950Retrieved 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

Octadecanoic acid, compd. with 2-aminoethanol (1:1) (CAS 2129-99-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/2129-99-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9062194. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9062194 PubChem: 168950. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/168950 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 2129-99-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 2129-99-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting