2-N-Dibutylaminoethanol

CAS 102-81-8

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.

Import value, 2024$197M

Top sourceChina 36%

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. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292219 · basket

EPA reports by year

2023: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019: US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 292219, which covers 167 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 36%ChinaIT 15%ItalyDE 14%GermanyIN 7%IndiaHU 5%Hungary

Saudi Arabia
Lithuania
Canada
Ukraine
Israel
Singapore
Mexico
Ireland
Netherlands
Malaysia
Slovakia
Denmark
Finland
Latvia
Greece
Austria

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.

Eastman Chemical

EPA-registered importers (2)

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

Blaser Swisslube Ag · CH Switzerland

Blaser Swisslube Holding

Why It Matters

Sectors

EnergyMetals & MiningCore 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 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

•pH regulating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (95%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
•pH regulating agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (100%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Vendor Pricing

$0.07/gA2B Chem LLC

CountryUnited States

Pack$33.00 / 500 g

Purity98%

Vendors4 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

3 more vendors

Vendor	Country	$/g	Pack	Purity
AA BLOCKS	United States	$0.08	500 g	98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.	United States	$0.25	1 kg	98%
Labotest KG	Germany	$217.80	5000 mg	90%

Chemical Identity

CAS102-81-8

PubChem CID7621

DTXSIDDTXSID2024953

FormulaC10H23NO

Mol. Weight173.3 g/mol

SMILESCCCCN(CCCC)CCO

Data Sources

EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID2024953Retrieved 2026-04-06
PubChem · compound 7621Retrieved 2026-04-06
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04

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Brief citations

2-N-Dibutylaminoethanol (CAS 102-81-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/102-81-8/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID2024953. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID2024953 PubChem: 7621. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7621 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 102-81-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 102-81-8. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 292219 for CAS 102-81-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/