Dicyclohexyl sodium sulfosuccinate

CAS 23386-52-9

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

Molecular structure of 23386-52-9 — 1 Na⁺

US productionCBI

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

Import value, 2024$139M

Import volumeZero

Top sourceChina 67%

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 291719 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Zero
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291719, which covers 176 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).

CN 67%ChinaCA 13%CanadaAT 4%AustriaIN 4%IndiaJP 4%Japan

Taiwan
Netherlands
Switzerland
Mexico
South Africa
Denmark
Malaysia
Ukraine
Colombia
Hong Kong
Slovakia

EPA-registered manufacturers (3)

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

Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium

Innospec

Solvay

Why It Matters

Sectors

ConstructionConsumer ProductsPaints & 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

Used in 3 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Adhesive Manufacturing (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$2.28/gAstaTech, Inc

CountryUnited States

Pack$228.00 / 100 g

Purity95%

Vendors3 available

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

2 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$2.40	500 g	95%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$38.00	5 g	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS23386-52-9

PubChem CID23692768

DTXSIDDTXSID8027826

FormulaC16H25NaO7S

Mol. Weight384.4 g/mol

SMILESC1CCC(CC1)OC(=O)CC(C(=O)OC2CCCCC2)S(=O)(=O)[O-].[Na+]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8027826Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 23692768Retrieved 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

Dicyclohexyl sodium sulfosuccinate (CAS 23386-52-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/23386-52-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8027826. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8027826 PubChem: 23692768. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23692768 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 23386-52-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 23386-52-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291719 for CAS 23386-52-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/