Cerium(III) 2-ethylhexanoate

CAS 56797-01-4

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

Molecular structure of 56797-01-4 — 1 Ce³⁺

US productionCBI

Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.

Import volumeZero

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 Zero
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.

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Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & RubberPaints & 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 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Catalyst in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS56797-01-4

PubChem CID62122

DTXSIDDTXSID101014615

FormulaC24H45CeO6

Mol. Weight569.7 g/mol

SMILESCCCCC(CC)C(=O)[O-].CCCCC(CC)C(=O)[O-].CCCCC(CC)C(=O)[O-].[Ce+3]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID101014615Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 62122Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2019 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Cerium(III) 2-ethylhexanoate (CAS 56797-01-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/56797-01-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID101014615. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID101014615 PubChem: 62122. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/62122 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 56797-01-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 56797-01-4. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting