Dodecanoic acid, 3-methylbutyl ester

CAS 6309-51-9

EPA’s 2023 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

US productionZero

Import value, 2024$384M

Import volumeCBI

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

Top sourceMalaysia 21%

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. 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 Zero · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 588 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy

Singapore
Austria
United Kingdom
Philippines
Canada
Hungary
Turkey
Ukraine
Israel
Denmark
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Norway
Poland
Hong Kong
South Africa
Russia

EPA-registered importers (1)

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

Oleon Americas

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyConsumer Products

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

•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.04/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$20.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors14 available

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

13 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
BLD Pharmatech GmbH	Germany	$0.05	500 g	98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.	China	$0.05	500 g	98%
Angene Chemical	China → Hong Kong	$0.05	500 g	98%
A2B Chem LLC	United States	$0.09	500 g	97%
Ambeed, Inc.	United States	$0.11	1 kg	98%
BLD Pharmatech Co., Limited	United States	$0.13	500 g	98%
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.17	100 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	97%
AstaTech, Inc	United States	$0.58	100 g	95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)	Germany	$0.59	1 kg	97%
Sigma-Aldrich	Germany	$0.59	1 kg	97%
Angene International Limited	United States	$4.40	25 g	95%
Angene	China → Hong Kong	$4266.67	30 mg	98%

Chemical Identity

CAS6309-51-9

PubChem CID61386

DTXSIDDTXSID3064221

FormulaC17H34O2

Mol. Weight270.5 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCC(C)C

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID3064221Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 61386Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Dodecanoic acid, 3-methylbutyl ester (CAS 6309-51-9) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/6309-51-9/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID3064221. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3064221 PubChem: 61386. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/61386 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 6309-51-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 6309-51-9. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 6309-51-9. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/