Octadecanamide, N,N'-1,6-hexanediylbis[12-hydroxy-

CAS 55349-01-4

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

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.

Arkema

King Industries

Why It Matters

Sectors

Paints & Coatings

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 1 sector as 2 functional roles.

•Viscosity modifiers in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS55349-01-4

PubChem CID108332

DTXSIDDTXSID9052214

FormulaC42H84N2O4

Mol. Weight681.1 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCC(CCCCCCCCCCC(=O)NCCCCCCNC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCC(CCCCCC)O)O

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9052214Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 108332Retrieved 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

Octadecanamide, N,N'-1,6-hexanediylbis[12-hydroxy- (CAS 55349-01-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/55349-01-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9052214. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9052214 PubChem: 108332. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/108332 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 55349-01-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 55349-01-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting