Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-unsatd., 2-ethylhexyl esters

CAS 84988-77-2

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.

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 Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

EPA-registered manufacturers (3)

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

Basf Se · DE Germany

Basf

Teknor Apex- Haywood

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.

Emery Oleochemicals

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyPlastics & RubberCore 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 4 sectors as 2 functional roles.

•Lubricating agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Plasticizer in Plastics Product ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article
•Plasticizer in Custom Compounding of Purchased ResinsProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS84988-77-2

PubChem CIDNot recorded

DTXSIDDTXSID30108164

FormulaNot recorded

Mol. WeightNot recorded

SMILESNot recorded

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID30108164Retrieved 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

Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-unsatd., 2-ethylhexyl esters (CAS 84988-77-2) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/84988-77-2/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID30108164. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID30108164 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 84988-77-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 84988-77-2. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting