Decanoic acid, mixed diesters with octanoic acid and triethylene glycol

CAS 68583-52-8

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 (1)

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

Custom Synthesis

Why It Matters

Sectors

Plastics & RubberPaints & Coatings

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 4 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Plasticizer in Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
•Plasticizer in Rubber Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
•Solvent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68583-52-8

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID2028721

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2028721Retrieved 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

Decanoic acid, mixed diesters with octanoic acid and triethylene glycol (CAS 68583-52-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68583-52-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2028721. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2028721 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68583-52-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68583-52-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting