Octanoic acid, compd. with 2-aminoethanol (1:1)

CAS 28098-03-5

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 Zero

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.

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

Why It Matters

Sectors

Metals & MiningPaints & 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 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Corrosion inhibitor in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
•Corrosion inhibitor in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
•Cleaning agent in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS28098-03-5

PubChem CID160158

DTXSIDDTXSID5029342

FormulaC10H23NO3

Mol. Weight205.29 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCC(=O)O.C(CO)N

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5029342Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 160158Retrieved 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

Octanoic acid, compd. with 2-aminoethanol (1:1) (CAS 28098-03-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/28098-03-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5029342. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5029342 PubChem: 160158. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/160158 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 28098-03-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 28098-03-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting