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2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, pentadecyl ester

CAS 6140-74-5

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

Molecular structure of 6140-74-5
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$257M
Top sourceGermany 26%

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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291614 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291614, which covers 98 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 26%GermanyKR 17%South KoreaJP 12%JapanCN 9%ChinaSG 9%Singapore

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 3 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Intermediate in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Viscosity modifiers in All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant
  • •Monomers in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS6140-74-5
PubChem CID80232
DTXSIDDTXSID4029276
FormulaC19H36O2
Mol. Weight296.5 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOC(=O)C(=C)C

Data Sources

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Brief citations

2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, pentadecyl ester (CAS 6140-74-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/6140-74-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4029276. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4029276 PubChem: 80232. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/80232 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 6140-74-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 6140-74-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291614 for CAS 6140-74-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/