Dinonyldiphenylamine

CAS 36878-20-3

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$41M

Top sourceIndia 37%

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 292149 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 292149, which covers 80 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).

IN 37%IndiaCN 25%ChinaDE 14%GermanyMX 9%MexicoGB 4%United Kingdom

Israel
Ireland
Czech Republic
Singapore
Slovakia
Lithuania
Belgium
Australia

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Exxonmobil Product Solutions, A Div Of Exxon Mobil

EPA-registered importers (12)

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

Idemitsu Kosan · JP Japan

Songwon Industrial · KR South Korea

Basf

Brenntag Lubricants

Show all 12

ExxonMobil

Hollyfrontier Lsp Us Holding

Idemitsu Lubricants America

Lanxess

Newmarket

Pennzoil-Quaker State

Songwon

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyConsumer ProductsCore 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 3 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Antioxidant in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS36878-20-3

PubChem CID22168299

DTXSIDDTXSID4027993

FormulaC30H47N

Mol. Weight421.7 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCC1=CC(=CC=C1)NC2=CC=CC(=C2)CCCCCCCCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4027993Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 22168299Retrieved 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

Dinonyldiphenylamine (CAS 36878-20-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/36878-20-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4027993. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4027993 PubChem: 22168299. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/22168299 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 36878-20-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 36878-20-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292149 for CAS 36878-20-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/