Decanoic acid

Drug ingredient

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 334-48-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$384M
Top SourceMalaysia 21%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291590 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 180 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (4)
Emery Oleochemicals (M) Sdn Bhd · MY Malaysia
Emery Oleochemicals
Textile Rubber & Chemical
The Procter & Gamble
EPA-registered importers (12)
Azelis S A · LU Luxembourg
Oleon Nv · BE Belgium
Abitec
Acme-Hardesty Co A Division Of Jacob Stern & Sons
Azelis Us Holding
Show all 12
Colonial Group
Kic Chemicals
Oleon Americas
Pulcra Chemicals
Rierden Chemical & Trading
Univar Solutions
Vitusa Products

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core ChemicalsHealthFoodEnergyConsumer ProductsMetals & MiningTextilesAgriculture
Downstream Uses

Appears in 2 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Weight Loss Support Plus Thyroid
  • •Thyroid Liquescence
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 11 sectors as 8 functional roles.

  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Preservative in Wholesale and Retail Trade (0%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
  • •Intermediate in Wholesale and Retail TradeNot Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
  • •Fixing agent (mordant) in Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Lubricants and lubricant additives in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (40%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Intermediate in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Lubricating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Lubricants and lubricant additives in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (6%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (36%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (23%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.01/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$11.00 / 1 kg
Purity98%
Vendors31 available

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

30 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.011 kg98%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.0225 kg98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.0325 kg98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.0410 kg98%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.0410 kg98%
ChemsceneUnited States$0.051 kg—
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.051 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.051 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.06500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.06500 g98%
Fluorochem EUGermany$0.07500 g97%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$0.07500 g97%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.08500 g98%
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)United States$0.12500 g97%
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)United States$0.13500 g97%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.17500 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.18500 g99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
AstaTech, IncUnited States$0.98100 g95%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$10.0025 g98%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$28.002 g99.87%
TargetMol Chemicals USUnited States$40.001 g99.87%
MolnovaChina$45.001 g99%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$62.921 g99.92%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
ChemFacesChina$1500.0020 mg98%
Key Organics Ltd.United Kingdom$2740.0050 mg98%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg97%
AsinexNetherlands$6461.40100 mg90%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS334-48-5
PubChem CID2969
DTXSIDDTXSID9021554
FormulaC10H20O2
Mol. Weight172.26 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID90215542026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

29692026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/2969/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/2969.json

334-48-52026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 334-48-52026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv

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