Sodium 1-octanesulfonate

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

Molecular structure of 5324-84-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$40M
Top SourceGermany 22%

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 290410 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290410, which covers 39 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 22%GermanyIT 20%ItalyCN 14%ChinaBE 11%BelgiumIN 11%India
EPA-registered manufacturers (4)
Chemdesign Products
Ecolab
Nease
Nouryon Surface Chemistry

Why It Matters

Sectors
FoodConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • Surface active agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (10%)Processing as a reactant
  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Surfactant (surface active agent) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS5324-84-5
PubChem CID45052255
DTXSIDDTXSID2027595
FormulaC8H18NaO3S
Mol. Weight217.28 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCS(=O)(=O)O.[Na]

Data Sources

DTXSID20275952026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

450522552026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/45052255/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/45052255.json

5324-84-52026-04-24

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

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

CAS 5324-84-52026-04-25

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

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