5(6)-Carboxy-4-hexyl-2-cyclohexene-1-octanoic acid

CAS 53980-88-4

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.

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 Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Blue Tree Holdings

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

Blaser Swisslube Ag · CH Switzerland

Blaser Swisslube Holding

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyConstructionMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals

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

Used in 8 sectors as 4 functional roles.

•Corrosion inhibitor in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (1%)Processing—repackaging
•Corrosion inhibitor in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Corrosion inhibitor in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activitiesProcessing as a reactant
•Cloud-point depressant in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activitiesProcessing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Coating Materials ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$0.10/gA2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)

CountryUnited States

Pack$252.00 / 2.5 kg

PurityNot recorded

Vendors3 available

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

2 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)	United States	$0.10	2.5 kg	—
Aaron Chemicals LLC	Hong Kong	$0.22	500 g	—

Chemical Identity

CAS53980-88-4

PubChem CID105841

DTXSIDDTXSID0028034

FormulaC21H36O4

Mol. Weight352.5 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCC1C=CC(CC1C(=O)O)CCCCCCCC(=O)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0028034Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 105841Retrieved 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

5(6)-Carboxy-4-hexyl-2-cyclohexene-1-octanoic acid (CAS 53980-88-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/53980-88-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0028034. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0028034 PubChem: 105841. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/105841 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 53980-88-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 53980-88-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting