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Isooctyl acrylate

CAS 29590-42-9

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

Molecular structure of 29590-42-9
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$196M
Top sourceSouth Korea 24%

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 291612 · basket

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

These shares come from HS customs code 291612, which covers 92 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
KR 24%South KoreaTW 17%TaiwanZA 14%South AfricaIT 13%ItalyJP 12%Japan
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Arkema
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
3M
Miwon North America

Why It Matters

Sectors
ElectronicsConstructionMetals & Mining
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Monomers in Adhesive ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Binder in Other (0%)Processing—incorporation into article
  • •Monomers in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Monomers in Miscellaneous ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Photosensitive chemicals in Adhesive Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.44/gA2B Chem LLC (1 week)
CountryUnited States
Pack$176.00 / 400 g
Purity95%
Vendors8 available

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

7 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKS (1 week)United States$0.45400 g—
Combi-Blocks (back-ordered)United States$1108.001 g95%
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$1334.001 g95%
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$1341.001 g95%
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)United States$1599.001 g95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$1726.001 g95%
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)United States$1894.001 g95%

Chemical Identity

CAS29590-42-9
PubChem CID165746
DTXSIDDTXSID8027955
FormulaC11H20O2
Mol. Weight184.27 g/mol
SMILESCC(C)CCCCCOC(=O)C=C

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Isooctyl acrylate (CAS 29590-42-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/29590-42-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8027955. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8027955 PubChem: 165746. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/165746 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 29590-42-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 29590-42-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291612 for CAS 29590-42-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/