Heptadecanoic acid

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

Molecular structure of 506-12-7
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$384M
Import VolumeZero
Top SourceMalaysia 21%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291590 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 180 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Emery Oleochemicals (M) Sdn Bhd · MY Malaysia
Emery Oleochemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors
FoodMetals & MiningPlastics & RubberPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • Surface active agents in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (20%)Processing as a reactant
  • Lubricants and lubricant additives in Plastics Product Manufacturing (30%)Processing as a reactant
  • Finishing agents in Paper Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
  • Adhesives and sealant chemicals in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Agricultural chemicals (non-pesticidal) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (40%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$1.03/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$516.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors31 available

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

30 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKSUnited States$1.10500 g98%
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$1.36500 g98%
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$1.44500 g98%
Apollo Scientific UKUnited Kingdom$1.59500 g98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$1.60500 g95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$1.76500 g98%
ChemsceneUnited States$2.09100 g
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$2.20100 g98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$2.20100 g98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$2.20100 g98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$2.20100 g98%
Fluorochem EUGermany$2.7125 g95%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$3.8610 g95%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$4.2625 g99.9%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$4.2825 g95%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$5.7225 g98%
ALFA AESARGermany$9.0725 g98%
InterbioscreenHong Kong$10.0010 g95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$10.2025 g98%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina United States$14.502 g99.89%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$15.3425 g98%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$15.3425 g98%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$45.0010 g98%
Cayman EuropeEstonia$65.451 g95%
MolnovaChina$120.001 g99%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
AngeneChina Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg98%
Vitas M Chemical LimitedHong Kong$14000.005 mg90%
Princeton BioMolecular Research (SC)United States$18000.005 mg90%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$32000.0015 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS506-12-7
PubChem CID10465
DTXSIDDTXSID5021596
FormulaC17H34O2
Mol. Weight270.5 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O

Data Sources

DTXSID50215962026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

104652026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/10465/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/10465.json

506-12-72026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 506-12-72026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv