Quaternary ammonium compounds, benzyl-C10-16-alkyldimethyl, chlorides

CAS 68989-00-4

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 34.9K lb · Imports Zero

EPA-registered manufacturers (1)

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

Piedmont Chemical Industries I

Why It Matters

Sectors

Textiles

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

•Surfactant (surface active agent) in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS68989-00-4

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID7049762

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID7049762Retrieved 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

Quaternary ammonium compounds, benzyl-C10-16-alkyldimethyl, chlorides (CAS 68989-00-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68989-00-4/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7049762. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7049762 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 68989-00-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 68989-00-4. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting