1-Ethyl-2-(heptadec-8-en-1-yl)-3-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-3-ium ethyl sulfate

CAS 68039-12-3

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

US productionCBI

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

Import value, 2024$114M

Top sourceChina 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 293329 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 293329, which covers 173 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).

CN 26%ChinaIN 17%IndiaKR 16%South KoreaDE 9%GermanyIT 9%Italy

Australia
Brazil
Czech Republic
Ireland
Sweden
Ukraine
Poland
United Arab Emirates
Hungary
Israel
Netherlands
Canada
Saudi Arabia
Greece
Belgium
Austria
Latvia
Singapore
Denmark

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

Colonial Chemical

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)

EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.

Evonik

Why It Matters

Sectors

Textiles

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

•Emulsifier in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68039-12-3

PubChem CID109623

DTXSIDDTXSID5052385

FormulaC26H52N2O5S

Mol. Weight504.8 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCC=CCCCCCCCC1=[N+](CCN1CC)CCO.CCOS(=O)(=O)[O-]

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5052385Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 109623Retrieved 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

1-Ethyl-2-(heptadec-8-en-1-yl)-3-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-3-ium ethyl sulfate (CAS 68039-12-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68039-12-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5052385. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5052385 PubChem: 109623. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/109623 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68039-12-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68039-12-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 293329 for CAS 68039-12-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/