N-Oleyl-1,3-propanediamine

CAS 7173-62-8

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.

Import value, 2024$119M

Top sourceJapan 33%

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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292129 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 292129, which covers 69 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries

Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).

JP 33%JapanCA 14%CanadaNL 10%NetherlandsSE 7%SwedenDE 7%Germany

United Arab Emirates
Czech Republic
Mexico
Malaysia
South Korea
Turkey
Norway
Australia
Ukraine
Russia
Spain
Latvia

Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)

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

Evonik

Innospec

Tremco Cpg Manufacturing

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

Kao · JP Japan

Kao America

Why It Matters

Sectors

Energy

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 3 functional roles.

•Corrosion inhibitor in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Corrosion inhibitor in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•CBI in CBICBI
•Fuel agents in Petroleum Refineries (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Vendor Pricing

$0.26/gAaron Chemicals LLC

CountryHong Kong

Pack$131.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors3 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

2 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.46	500 g	98%
AK Scientific, Inc.	United States	$3.16	25 g	85%

Chemical Identity

CAS7173-62-8

PubChem CID6435904

DTXSIDDTXSID0027644

FormulaC21H44N2

Mol. Weight324.6 g/mol

SMILESCCCCCCCCC=CCCCCCCCCNCCCN

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID0027644Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 6435904Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

N-Oleyl-1,3-propanediamine (CAS 7173-62-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7173-62-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID0027644. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID0027644 PubChem: 6435904. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6435904 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 7173-62-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 7173-62-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292129 for CAS 7173-62-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/