Sodium 1-dodecanesulfonate

CAS 2386-53-0

1-Dodecanesulfonic acid, sodium salt (1:1)

Molecular structure of 2386-53-0
1 Na⁺
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$40M
Top sourceGermany 22%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290410 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290410, which covers 115 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 22%GermanyIT 20%ItalyCN 14%ChinaBE 11%BelgiumIN 11%India

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Vendor Pricing

$0.23/gBLD Pharmatech GmbH
CountryGermany
Pack$225.00 / 1 kg
Purity98%
Vendors15 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS2386-53-0
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID40858744
FormulaC12H25NaO3S
Mol. Weight272.38 g/mol
SMILES[Na+].CCCCCCCCCCCCS([O-])(=O)=O

Data Sources

Brief citations

Sodium 1-dodecanesulfonate (CAS 2386-53-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/2386-53-0/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 2386-53-0. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 290410 for CAS 2386-53-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/