Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, octadecyl ester

CAS 59130-70-0

Used in 3 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

US production140.6K lb

Import volumeZero

Import dependency0%

Top sourceNo public record

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 140.6K lb · Imports Zero
2019: US production 57.3K lb · Imports Zero

HS customs code 291590 covers 588 tracked chemicals in total. US Census does not break out this chemical's share, so the country-of-origin mix is not available. EPA CDR reports import dependency at the chemical level separately, shown above.

EPA-registered manufacturers (2)

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

Croda

Zschimmer&Schwarz

Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthEnergyCore 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.

•Solvent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable

Vendor Pricing

$491.00/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$491.00 / 1 g

Purity95%

Vendors5 available

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

4 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$495.00	1 g	95%
AstaTech (2 weeks)	United States	$564.00	1 g	95%
AA BLOCKS (2 weeks)	United States	$607.00	1 g	95%
A2B Chem LLC (2 weeks)	United States	$705.00	1 g	95%

Chemical Identity

CAS59130-70-0

PubChem CID100965

DTXSIDDTXSID80866742

FormulaC26H52O2

Mol. Weight396.7 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOC(=O)C(CC)CCCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID80866742Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 100965Retrieved 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

Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, octadecyl ester (CAS 59130-70-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/59130-70-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID80866742. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID80866742 PubChem: 100965. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/100965 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 59130-70-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 59130-70-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting