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Heptanoic acid, pentyl ester

CAS 7493-82-5

Molecular structure of 7493-82-5
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$384M
Top sourceMalaysia 21%

EPA lists this chemical as inactive, meaning no company reported making, importing or processing it in the US from 2006 to 2016.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 291590 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291590, which covers 588 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
MY 21%MalaysiaDE 13%GermanyNL 13%NetherlandsMX 10%MexicoIT 8%Italy

Why It Matters

No EPA sector or FDA product records name a use for this chemical.

Chemical Identity

CAS7493-82-5
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID3064724
FormulaC12H24O2
Mol. Weight200.322 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCC(=O)OCCCCC

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Heptanoic acid, pentyl ester (CAS 7493-82-5) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/7493-82-5/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): 7493-82-5. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID3064724 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 7493-82-5. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 7493-82-5. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/