Ethyl (4E)-dec-4-enoate

CAS 76649-16-6

4-Decenoic acid, ethyl ester, (4E)-

US productionNot reported

Import value, 2024$117M

Top sourceChina 50%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

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 291619 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 291619, which covers 169 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 50%ChinaDE 21%GermanyTW 12%TaiwanIN 7%IndiaGB 3%United Kingdom

Hungary
Spain
Japan
Belgium
Ukraine
Netherlands
Sweden
Poland
Israel
Brazil
Malaysia
Slovakia
Morocco

Why It Matters

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

Chemical Identity

CAS76649-16-6

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID90888516

FormulaC12H22O2

Mol. Weight198.306 g/mol

SMILESCCCCC\C=C\CCC(=O)OCC

Data Sources

EPA TSCA InventoryRetrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

Ethyl (4E)-dec-4-enoate (CAS 76649-16-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/76649-16-6/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 76649-16-6. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 291619 for CAS 76649-16-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/