Nonanol, branched and linear

CAS 68515-81-1

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.

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 Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)

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

Alac International

Icc Industries

EPA-registered importers (3)

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

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

Teknor Apex

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core 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.

•Intermediate in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in Petrochemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
•Intermediate in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingProcessing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS68515-81-1

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID8044173

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID8044173Retrieved 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

Nonanol, branched and linear (CAS 68515-81-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68515-81-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8044173. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8044173 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68515-81-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68515-81-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting