Octadecyl chloride

CAS 3386-33-2

Used in 2 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

US production124.2K lb

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceNo public record

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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 290319 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 124.2K lb · Imports Zero
2019: US production 1.5M lb · Imports Zero

HS customs code 290319 covers 47 tracked chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

Arxada

Why It Matters

Sectors

AgricultureCore 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 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (9%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (91%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gAngene Chemical

CountryChina (registered: Hong Kong)

Pack$18.00 / 500 g

Purity95%

Vendors18 available

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

17 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.05	100 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.06	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.07	500 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.08	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.08	1 kg	98%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.08	1 kg	98%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$0.08	500 g	95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.09	500 g	98%
AK Scientific Specialized	United States	$0.10	500 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$0.14	500 g	99%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
Angene International Limited	United States	$0.27	500 g	99%
ALFA AESAR	Germany	$0.64	500 g	94%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$1.54	25 g	96%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$1.54	25 g	96%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS3386-33-2

PubChem CID18815

DTXSIDDTXSID3027536

FormulaC18H37Cl

Mol. Weight288.9 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCl

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3027536Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 18815Retrieved 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

Octadecyl chloride (CAS 3386-33-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/3386-33-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3027536. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3027536 PubChem: 18815. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/18815 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 3386-33-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 3386-33-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting