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Hexadecanoic acid, decyl ester

CAS 42232-27-9

Molecular structure of 42232-27-9
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$114M
Top sourceIndonesia 27%

EPA lists this chemical for 2019 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291570 · basket

EPA reports by year
2019
US production Not published · Imports Not published

These shares come from HS customs code 291570, which covers 96 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
ID 27%IndonesiaMY 25%MalaysiaSG 12%SingaporeIN 10%IndiaIT 6%Italy
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Teknor Apex

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS42232-27-9
PubChem CID98603
DTXSIDDTXSID9068374
FormulaC26H52O2
Mol. Weight396.7 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCCCCCCCCC

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Hexadecanoic acid, decyl ester (CAS 42232-27-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/42232-27-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9068374. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9068374 PubChem: 98603. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/98603 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 42232-27-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291570 for CAS 42232-27-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/