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Ammonium pentanoate

CAS 42739-38-8

Pentanoic acid, ammonium salt (1:1)

Molecular structure of 42739-38-8
1 NH₄⁺
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$63M
Top sourceChina 22%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

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

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291560 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291560, which covers 183 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 22%ChinaDE 19%GermanySE 14%SwedenJP 13%JapanIN 9%India

Why It Matters

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

Chemical Identity

CAS42739-38-8
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID00885874
FormulaC5H13NO2
Mol. Weight119.164 g/mol
SMILES[NH4+].CCCCC([O-])=O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Ammonium pentanoate (CAS 42739-38-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/42739-38-8/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 42739-38-8. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 291560 for CAS 42739-38-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/