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Isooctadecanoic acid, 1,1'-[2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediyl] ester

CAS 68541-49-1

EPA’s 2019 records show zero U.S. production of this chemical.

Molecular structure of 68541-49-1
US productionZero
Import value, 2024$384M
Top sourceMalaysia 21%

EPA lists this chemical for 2019 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Production reporting year: 2019. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year
2019
US production Zero · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 588 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Idemitsu Lubricants America

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS68541-49-1
PubChem CID3034870
DTXSIDDTXSID50894537
FormulaC42H82O5
Mol. Weight667.1 g/mol
SMILESCCC(CO)(COC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(C)C)COC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(C)C

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Isooctadecanoic acid, 1,1'-[2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediyl] ester (CAS 68541-49-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68541-49-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID50894537. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID50894537 PubChem: 3034870. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3034870 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68541-49-1. Reporting year: 2019. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 68541-49-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/