Imidazolium compounds, 1-[2-(carboxymethoxy)ethyl]-1-(carboxymethyl)-4,5-dihydro-2-norcoco alkyl, hydroxides, inner salts, disodium salts

CAS 68650-39-5

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

EPA-registered manufacturers (6)

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

Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium

Colonial Chemical

Croda

Solvay

Southern Chemical & Textiles

Show all 6

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Why It Matters

Sectors

HealthElectronicsMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsCore 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 5 sectors as 3 functional roles.

•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Other (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Heat stabilizer in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Emulsifier in Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (2%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68650-39-5

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID9029483

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9029483Retrieved 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

Imidazolium compounds, 1-[2-(carboxymethoxy)ethyl]-1-(carboxymethyl)-4,5-dihydro-2-norcoco alkyl, hydroxides, inner salts, disodium salts (CAS 68650-39-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68650-39-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9029483. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9029483 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68650-39-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68650-39-5. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting