1-Docosanol

Drug ingredient

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 661-19-8
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$103M
Top SourceGermany 46%

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 290519 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290519, which covers 49 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 46%GermanyMX 17%MexicoIN 11%IndiaCN 7%ChinaJP 3%Japan
EPA-registered importers (6)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Sasol · ZA South Africa
Baker Hughes
Basf
Sasol Chemicals (Usa)
Show all 6
Vvf Kansas Services

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core ChemicalsHealthEnergyConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & Printing
Downstream Uses

Appears in 9 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •iShanCare COLD SORE Treatment
  • •Cold Sore Fever Blister Treatment
  • •Docosanol
  • •Cold Sore Treatment
  • •Cold Sore Fever Blister
  • •Julie Cold Sore Treatment
  • •Cold Sore Treatment Docosanol
  • •Abreva
Show all 9
  • •Amazon Basics Docosanol
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • •Monomers in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (0%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Defoamer in Paper Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Dispersing agent in Printing Ink Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Emulsifier in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.09/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$47.00 / 500 g
Purity95%
Vendors19 available

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

18 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$0.11500 g95%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$0.13500 g95%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.14500 g98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.151 kg95%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.151 kg95%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.171 kg95%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.171 kg95%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg95%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.65500 g80%
Cayman EuropeEstonia$0.96250 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$1.4050 g98%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$1.4050 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$1.52100 g98%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$16.8210 g99.84%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$34.001 g98.07%
MolnovaChina$74.00500 mg99%
Labotest KGGermany$217.805000 mg90%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$4266.6730 mg95%

Chemical Identity

CAS661-19-8
PubChem CID12620
DTXSIDDTXSID4027286
FormulaC22H46O
Mol. Weight326.6 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO

Data Sources

DTXSID40272862026-04-06

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

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

126202026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/12620/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/12620.json

661-19-82026-04-24

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

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

CAS 661-19-82026-04-25

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

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

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