N,N-Dimethyldecylamine oxide

CAS 2605-79-0

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

Molecular structure of 2605-79-0
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$133M
Top sourceChina 47%

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 292990 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 292990, which covers 38 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 47%ChinaDE 20%GermanyIN 14%IndiaGB 4%United KingdomKR 4%South Korea
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Arxada
Verdant Specialty Solutions
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
Indorama Ventures Usa Holdings
Stepan

Why It Matters

Sectors
Consumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.05/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$24.00 / 500 g
Purity30%
Vendors11 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS2605-79-0
PubChem CID62452
DTXSIDDTXSID7042190
FormulaC12H27NO
Mol. Weight201.35 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)[O-]

Data Sources

Brief citations

N,N-Dimethyldecylamine oxide (CAS 2605-79-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/2605-79-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7042190. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7042190 PubChem: 62452. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/62452 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 2605-79-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 2605-79-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292990 for CAS 2605-79-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/