Glycine, N-[(2-hydroxy-5-nonylphenyl)methyl]-N-methyl-, monosodium salt

CAS 56968-08-2

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

Molecular structure of 56968-08-2 — 1 Na⁺

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 manufacturers (1)

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

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Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

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

Indorama Ventures Usa Holdings

Third Coast Packaging

Why It Matters

Sectors

ConstructionCore 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 2 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Catalyst in Construction (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Polymerization promoter in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS56968-08-2

PubChem CID23692775

DTXSIDDTXSID2069151

FormulaC19H30NNaO3

Mol. Weight343.4 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCC1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)CN(C)CC(=O)[O-].[Na+]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2069151Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 23692775Retrieved 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

Glycine, N-[(2-hydroxy-5-nonylphenyl)methyl]-N-methyl-, monosodium salt (CAS 56968-08-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/56968-08-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2069151. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2069151 PubChem: 23692775. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23692775 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 56968-08-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 56968-08-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting