1,3-Propanediamine, N-[3-(isodecyloxy)propyl]-

CAS 72162-46-0

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$197M

Import volumeZero

Top sourceChina 36%

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 292219 · basket

EPA reports by year

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

These shares come from HS customs code 292219, which covers 167 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).

CN 36%ChinaIT 15%ItalyDE 14%GermanyIN 7%IndiaHU 5%Hungary

Saudi Arabia
Lithuania
Canada
Ukraine
Israel
Singapore
Mexico
Ireland
Netherlands
Malaysia
Slovakia
Denmark
Finland
Latvia
Greece
Austria

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.

Evonik

Why It Matters

Sectors

Core 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 1 sector as 4 functional roles.

•Adhesion/cohesion promoter in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Viscosity modifiers in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Emulsifier in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Surface modifier in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (20%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS72162-46-0

PubChem CID174951

DTXSIDDTXSID4072526

FormulaC16H36N2O

Mol. Weight272.47 g/mol

SMILESCC(C)CCCCCCCOCCCNCCCN

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID4072526Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 174951Retrieved 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

1,3-Propanediamine, N-[3-(isodecyloxy)propyl]- (CAS 72162-46-0) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/72162-46-0/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID4072526. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID4072526 PubChem: 174951. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/174951 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 72162-46-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 72162-46-0. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292219 for CAS 72162-46-0. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/