Amidopropylalkyl carboxymethyl dimethyl ammonium compound C14 (apAcMDMAC C14)

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

Molecular structure of 59272-84-3
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$371M
Top SourceChina 27%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292419 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292419, which covers 88 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 27%ChinaIN 18%IndiaDE 14%GermanyIT 10%ItalyGB 6%United Kingdom
EPA-registered manufacturers (2)
Evonik
Solvay

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthMetals & MiningConsumer Products
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 4 sectors as 2 functional roles.

  • •Surface active agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surface active agents in Other (90%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Pharmaceutical and Medicine ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in Wholesale and Retail TradeProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS59272-84-3
PubChem CID3034644
DTXSIDDTXSID9041283
FormulaC21H42N2O3
Mol. Weight370.6 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)NCCC[N+](C)(C)CC(=O)[O-]

Data Sources

DTXSID90412832026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

30346442026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/3034644/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/3034644.json

59272-84-32026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 59272-84-32026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv

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