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Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, 1,1'-(1-methyl-1,2-ethanediyl) ester

CAS 93981-97-6

Molecular structure of 93981-97-6
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$384M
Top sourceMalaysia 21%

EPA lists this chemical for 2023 but publishes zero or no volume for both production and imports.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. 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 291590 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Not published · Imports Not published

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
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Zschimmer&Schwarz

Why It Matters

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

Chemical Identity

CAS93981-97-6
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID50869169
FormulaC19H36O4
Mol. Weight328.493 g/mol
SMILESCCCCC(CC)C(=O)OCC(C)OC(=O)C(CC)CCCC

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, 1,1'-(1-methyl-1,2-ethanediyl) ester (CAS 93981-97-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/93981-97-6/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 93981-97-6. Retrieved 2026-04-29. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 93981-97-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291590 for CAS 93981-97-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/