Dodecylbenzenesulfonate isopropanolamine

CAS 42504-46-1

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 volume43.1K lb

Top sourceNo public record

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.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports 43.1K lb
2019: US production Zero · Imports 46.2K lb

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.

Pilot Chemical Holdings

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Delta Carbona

Why It Matters

Sectors

Consumer Products

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

•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS42504-46-1

PubChem CID138394836

DTXSIDDTXSID0049650

FormulaC21H39NO

Mol. Weight321.5 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCC1=CC=CC=C1.CC(CN)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0049650Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 138394836Retrieved 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

Dodecylbenzenesulfonate isopropanolamine (CAS 42504-46-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/42504-46-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0049650. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0049650 PubChem: 138394836. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/138394836 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 42504-46-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 42504-46-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting