2-(Tetrapropenyl)butanedioic acid

CAS 27859-58-1

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.

Import value, 2024$139M

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 Confidential
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 (2)

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

Milliken &

Nalco- An Ecolab

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

Irving Oil · CA Canada

Irving Oil Energy

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyWaterMetals & MiningCore 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 5 sectors as 3 functional roles.

•Fuel agents in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Fuel agents in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (10%)Processing—repackaging
•Corrosion inhibitor in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Corrosion inhibitor in Petrochemical Manufacturing (85%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Corrosion inhibitor in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging
•Corrosion inhibitor in Utilities (11%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS27859-58-1

PubChem CID15932745

DTXSIDDTXSID0027937

FormulaC16H22O4

Mol. Weight278.34 g/mol

SMILESC=CCC(CC=C)(C(=O)O)C(CC=C)(CC=C)C(=O)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0027937Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 15932745Retrieved 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

2-(Tetrapropenyl)butanedioic acid (CAS 27859-58-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/27859-58-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0027937. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0027937 PubChem: 15932745. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/15932745 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 27859-58-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 27859-58-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291719 for CAS 27859-58-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/