2-Ethylhexyl acetate

CAS 103-09-3

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 103-09-3
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$123M
Top sourceIndia 31%

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 291539 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential

These shares come from HS customs code 291539, which covers 252 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
IN 31%IndiaCN 18%ChinaDE 13%GermanyMX 8%MexicoGB 7%United Kingdom
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (2)
Dupont Specialty Products Usa
Eastman Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
TransportationPaints & CoatingsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNot recorded
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 2 sectors as 1 functional role.

  • •Solvent in Paint and Coating ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Solvent in Transportation Equipment ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into article

Vendor Pricing

$0.02/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$9.00 / 500 g
Purity99%
Vendors15 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS103-09-3
PubChem CID7635
DTXSIDDTXSID8026694
FormulaC10H20O2
Mol. Weight172.26 g/mol
SMILESCCCCC(CC)COC(=O)C

Data Sources

Brief citations

2-Ethylhexyl acetate (CAS 103-09-3) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/103-09-3/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID8026694. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID8026694 PubChem: 7635. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7635 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 103-09-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 103-09-3. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 291539 for CAS 103-09-3. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/