1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dinonyl ester, branched and linear

CAS 68515-45-7

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 volumeZero

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. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023.

Where It Comes From

EPA reports by year

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

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.

ExxonMobil

Why It Matters

Sectors

ConstructionTextilesCore 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 3 sectors as 1 functional role.

•Plasticizer in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (15%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Construction (68%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (17%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68515-45-7

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID5028663

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID5028663Retrieved 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

1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dinonyl ester, branched and linear (CAS 68515-45-7) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68515-45-7/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID5028663. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID5028663 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68515-45-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68515-45-7. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting