4-Morpholineethanesulfonic acid

CAS 4432-31-9

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 4432-31-9
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$6.4B
Top sourceSingapore 36%

At least one company claimed its 2019 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: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293499 · basket

EPA reports by year
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 293499, which covers 575 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
SG 36%SingaporeIE 23%IrelandCN 11%ChinaCH 6%SwitzerlandIN 5%India
EPA-registered importers (1)
Avantor

Why It Matters

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$44.00 / 1 kg
Purity98%
Vendors26 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS4432-31-9
PubChem CID78165
DTXSIDDTXSID4063454
FormulaC6H13NO4S
Mol. Weight195.24 g/mol
SMILESC1COCCN1CCS(=O)(=O)O

Data Sources

Brief citations

4-Morpholineethanesulfonic acid (CAS 4432-31-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/4432-31-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4063454. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4063454 PubChem: 78165. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/78165 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 4432-31-9. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293499 for CAS 4432-31-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/