Butan-2-yl acetate

CAS 105-46-4

Acetic acid, 1-methylpropyl ester

Molecular structure of 105-46-4
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$123M
Top sourceIndia 31%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

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

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

Why It Matters

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

Vendor Pricing

$0.92/gALFA AESAR
CountryGermany
Pack$92.28 / 100 g
Purity98%
Vendors2 available

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

Chemical Identity

CAS105-46-4
PubChem CIDNot recorded
DTXSIDDTXSID0047612
FormulaC6H12O2
Mol. Weight116.16 g/mol
SMILESCCC(C)OC(C)=O

Data Sources

Brief citations

Butan-2-yl acetate (CAS 105-46-4) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/105-46-4/ EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 105-46-4. Retrieved 2026-10-04. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory US Census international trade: HS 291539 for CAS 105-46-4. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/