Phosphoric acid, decyl octyl ester

CAS 68186-45-8

Used in 3 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.

US production637.8K lb

Import volumeCBI

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

Top sourceNo public record

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.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

2023: US production 637.8K lb · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

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.

Syntha Group

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)

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

Ascent Industries

Basf

Zschimmer&Schwarz

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & RubberTextilesCore Chemicals

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

Used in 2 sectors as 3 functional roles.

•Lubricating agent in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Anti-static agent in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68186-45-8

PubChem CID109690

DTXSIDDTXSID10893809

FormulaC16H35O4P

Mol. Weight322.42 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCCOP(=O)(O)OCCCCCCC

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID10893809Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 109690Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Phosphoric acid, decyl octyl ester (CAS 68186-45-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68186-45-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID10893809. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID10893809 PubChem: 109690. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/109690 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68186-45-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68186-45-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting