Benzalkonium chloride C8 (BAC C8)
Used in 1 industrial sectors tracked by the EPA.
US Production73.8K lbs
Import VolumeZero
Import Dependency0%
Where It Comes From
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Dystar
Why It Matters
Sectors
Textiles
Downstream UsesNo data available
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 1 functional role.
- •Finishing agents in Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$50.19/gSigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)
CountryGermany
Pack$1254.81 / 25 g
Purity96%
Vendors8 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
7 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $50.19 | 25 g | 96% |
| Aaron Chemicals LLC | Hong Kong | $55.00 | 5 g | 95% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $62.60 | 5 g | 95% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $63.20 | 5 g | 95% |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $63.80 | 25 g | 95% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $81.60 | 5 g | 95% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 95% |
Chemical Identity
CAS959-55-7
PubChem CID13740
DTXSIDDTXSID6041634
FormulaC17H30ClN
Mol. Weight283.9 g/mol
SMILESCCCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)CC1=CC=CC=C1.[Cl-]
Data Sources
DTXSID60416342026-04-06
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
137402026-04-06
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/13740/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/13740.json
959-55-72026-04-24
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
CAS 959-55-72026-04-25
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv