Dodecylbenzene sulfonate triethanolamine(1:1)

CAS 27323-41-7

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

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

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

Dow Chemical

Ecolab

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

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

Nalco- An Ecolab

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Why It Matters

Sectors

Consumer ProductsPaper & 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 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Solids separation (precipitating) agent, not otherwise specified in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Solids separation (precipitating) agent, not otherwise specified in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Emulsifier in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging

Chemical Identity

CAS27323-41-7

PubChem CID33782

DTXSIDDTXSID5027932

FormulaC24H45NO6S

Mol. Weight475.7 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCC1=CC(=CC=C1)S(=O)(=O)O.C(CO)N(CCO)CCO

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5027932Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 33782Retrieved 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

Dodecylbenzene sulfonate triethanolamine(1:1) (CAS 27323-41-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/27323-41-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5027932. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5027932 PubChem: 33782. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/33782 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 27323-41-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 27323-41-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting